Valenciennellus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] in Goode & Bean 1896:513 Masc. Maurolicus tripunctulatus Esmark 1871. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Jordan & Evermann 1896 (3 Oct.):577 [ref. 2443]. •Valid as Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Witzell 1973:121 [ref. 7172], Weitzman 1974:472 [ref. 5174], Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:316 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:185 [ref. 13643], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:46 [ref. 6441], Weitzman 1986:254 [ref. 6287], Paxton et al. 1989:193 [ref. 12442], Harold 1999:1902 [ref. 24741], Harold 2003:891 [ref. 27001], Paxton et al. 2006:428 [ref. 28995], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:22 [ref. 36649], Lima et al. 2011:45 [ref. 31116], Bañón et al. 2016:308 [ref. 34397], Fricke et al. 2018:66 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:61 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann 1896. Sternoptychidae: Maurolicinae.