Rhodymenichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:474 Masc. Gunnellus ruberrimus Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pholis Scopoli 1777 -- (Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1124 [ref. 13677]). •Valid as Rhodymenichthys Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Yatsu 1981:181 [ref. 4814], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:304 [ref. 6441], Yatsu 1985:281 [ref. 5149], Miki 1986:949 [ref. 6330], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:774 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg 2003:6 [ref. 27299], Radchenko et al. 2010:728 [ref. 32451], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31212], Radchenko et al. 2012:650 [ref. 32480], Parin et al. 2014:457 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:186 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Valid as Rhodymenichthys Jordan & Evermann 1896. Pholidae: Apodichthyinae.