Dactylopterus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1801:325 Masc. Dactylopterus pirapeda Lacepède 1801 (= Trigla volitans Linnaeus 1758). Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated first by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2183 [ref. 2445]. •Synonym of Cephalacanthus Lacepède 1801 -- (Monod 1973:613 [ref. 7193]). •Valid as Dactylopterus Lacepède 1801 -- (Washington et al. 1984:441 [ref. 13660], Roux in Whitehead et al. 1986:1284 [ref. 13677], Eschmeyer 1986:490 [ref. 5652], Eschmeyer 1997:729 [ref. 22973], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:248 [ref. 24550], Imamura 2000:219 [ref. 24799], Smith-Vaniz 2003:1230 [ref. 27047], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:39 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:211 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Dactylopterus Lacepède 1801. Dactylopteridae.