Prionobutis Bleeker [P.] 1874:305 Masc. Eleotris dasyrhynchus Günther 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Gender is masculine according to Gill & Hoese 2011:67 [ref. 31121] and Kottelat 2011:67 [ref. 31660]. •Valid as Prionobutis Bleeker 1874 -- (Hoese 1986:810 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:397 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:180 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:18 [ref. 13605], Larson & Murdy 2001:3575 [ref. 26293], Hoese 2006:1609 [ref. 28988], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Butidae, Kottelat 2013:395 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:27 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Prionobutis Bleeker 1874. Eleotridae: Butinae.