Halophryne Gill [T. N.] 1863:170 Fem. Batrachoides diemensis Lesueur 1824. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Genus sometimes misspelled Halophyrne. •Valid as Halophryne Gill 1863 -- (Hutchins 1974 [ref. 6970], Hutchins 1976:8 [ref. 6971], Paxton et al. 1989:272 [ref. 12442], Greenfield 1999:2000 [ref. 24764], Greenfield 2006:948 [ref. 28909] as Halophyrne, also Halophryne elsewhere, Allen et al. 2006:631 [ref. 29004], Greenfield et al. 2008:683 [ref. 30046]). Current status: Valid as Halophryne Gill 1863. Batrachoididae: Halophryninae.