Astrocottus Bolin [R. L.] 1936:330 Masc. Astrocottus leprops Bolin 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Astrocottus Bolin 1936 -- (Watanabe 1960:23 [ref. 11959], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:325 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Yabe & Maruyama 2001:52 [ref. 25245], Tsuruoka et al. 2008:25 [ref. 29568], Parin et al. 2014:239 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Astrocottus Bolin 1936. Psychrolutidae.