Acanthaphritis Günther [A.] 1880:43 Fem. Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther 1880. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Acanthaphrites in Zoological Record for 1880 and by authors. •Valid as Acanthaphritis Günther 1880 -- (Nelson 1982:7 [ref. 5469], Suzuki & Nakabo 1996:442 [ref. 22588], Nelson 2001:3516 [ref. 26284], Hoese & Bray 2006:1501 [ref. 29000], Prokofiev 2015:221 [ref. 33926], Fricke et al. 2019:250 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Acanthaphritis Günther 1880. Hemerocoetidae.