Lepidorhynchus Richardson [J.] 1846:53 Masc. Macrourus "vel" Lepidorhynchus denticulatus Richardson 1846. Type by monotypy. First published in synonymy, but apparently made available [Art. 11.6] by Bleeker 1879:21 [ref. 460], but spelled Lepidorynchus; dates to Richardson 1846 with type denticulatus Richardson. •Valid as Lepidorhynchus Richardson 1846 -- (Scott 1979:107 [ref. 6995], Fahay & Markle 1984:274 [ref. 13653], Iwamoto & Sazonov 1988:39 [ref. 6228], Paxton et al. 1989:328 [ref. 12442], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:231 [ref. 18936], Gomon et al. 1994:358 [ref. 22532], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:182 [ref. 23875], Bray et al. 2006:597 [ref. 29065], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:339 [ref. 30636], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:812 [ref. 34263]). Current status: Valid as Lepidorhynchus Richardson 1846. Macrouridae.