Limnichthys Waite [E. R.] 1904:178 Masc. Limnichthys fasciatus Waite 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 139. •Valid as Limnichthys Waite 1904 -- (Nelson 1983:34 [ref. 5272], Yoshino & Shimada in Masuda et al. 1984:292 [ref. 6441], Nelson 1985 [ref. 5154], Nelson 1986:737 [ref. 5698], Rosa 1993:37 [ref. 41657], Gomon et al. 1994:716 [ref. 22532], Yoshino et al. 1999:73 [ref. 23739], Nelson 2001:3514 [ref. 26284], Hoese & Bray 2006:1498 [ref. 29000], Johnson 2008:675 [ref. 30656], Shibukawa 2010:63 [ref. 30806], Fricke & Golani 2012:287 [ref. 31951], Stewart 2015:1467 [ref. 34196], Fricke et al. 2018:303 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Lee & Kim 2024:59 [ref. 41611]). Current status: Valid as Limnichthys Waite 1904. Creediidae.