Brotulina Fowler [H. W.] 1946:195 Fem. Brotulina fusca Fowler 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Brotulina Fowler 1946 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:56 [ref. 881], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:101 [ref. 6441], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:116, 125 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1984 [ref. 24753]). •Synonym of Diancistrus Ogilby 1899 -- (Schwarzhans et al. 2005:82 [ref. 28490], Kottelat 2013:272 [ref. 32989], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae). Current status: Synonym of Diancistrus Ogilby 1899. Dinematichthyidae.