Haplophryne Regan [C. T.] 1912:289 Fem. Aceratias mollis Brauer 1902. Type by monotypy. Based on larval males. •Synonym of Linophryne Collett 1886 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:296 [ref. 12442]). •Valid as Haplophryne Regan 1912 -- (Bertelsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:108 [ref. 13677], Pietsch 1999:2037 [ref. 24766], Pietsch 2003:1070 [ref. 27014], Paxton & Gates 2006:669 [ref. 29007], Pietsch 2009:481 [ref. 30766], Stewart & Pietsch 2015:938 [ref. 34271]). Current status: Valid as Haplophryne Regan 1912. Linophrynidae.