Notacanthus Bloch [M. E.] 1788:278 Masc. Notacanthus chemnitzii Bloch 1788. Type by monotypy. Notacanthum Rafinesque 1815:89 [ref. 3584] is an incorrect subsequent spelling. •Valid as Notacanthus Bloch 1788 -- (McDowell 1973:184 [ref. 24539], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:32 [ref. 6441], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:60 [ref. 14235], Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1986:599 [ref. 13676], Sulak 1986:195 [ref. 5720], Paxton et al. 1989:150 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:217 [ref. 22532], Smith 1999:1628 [ref. 24661], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:117 [ref. 25968], Smith 2003:689 [ref. 26989], Paxton et al. 2006:233 [ref. 28995], Smith 2008:185[ref. 30621], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:17 [ref. 36649], Zhang et al. 2010:381 [ref. 31511], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:117 [ref. 31212], Mundy at al. 2011:263 [ref. 31454], Parin et al. 2014:46 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Struthers 2015:213 [ref. 34231], Bañón et al. 2016:304 [ref. 34397], Robertson et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35676], Konhamkakkada et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40188], Bañón et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40951]). Current status: Valid as Notacanthus Bloch 1788. Notacanthidae.