Histiophryne Gill [T. N.] 1863:90 Fem. Chironectes bougainvilli Valenciennes 1837. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Histiophryne Gill 1863 -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380] with date as 1879, Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442] with 1879 as date, Gomon et al. 1994:290 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:212 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Allen et al. 2006:642 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:368 [ref. 30637], Pietsch et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30069], Arnold & Pietsch 2011:63 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2012:62 [ref. 31855], Arnold & Pietsch 2018:622 [ref. 36266], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:318 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne Gill 1863. Histiophrynidae.