Ailiichthys Day [F.] 1872:712 Masc. Ailiichthys punctata Day 1872. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ailia Gray 1830 -- (Jayaram 1977:12 [ref. 7006] and Jayaram 1981:212 [ref. 6497] as Ailichthys, Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670]). •Valid as Ailiichthys Day 1872 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:181 [ref. 24860], Jayaram 2006:119 [ref. 28762] but as Ailichthys and dated to 1871, Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Ailiichthys Day 1872. Ailiidae.