Lophotus Giorna [M. E.] 1809:179 Masc. Lophotus lacepede Giorna 1809. Type by subsequent monotypy. Giorna's species, "Le Lophote-Lacepede" is considered as latinized by some authors, and we accept that as available as Lophotus lacepede Giorna 1809. The name appeared in Bosc 1817 [ref. 5126] as Lophotes on p. 185. •Valid as Lophotus Giorna 1809 -- (Olney 1984:369 [ref. 13656], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:116 [ref. 6441], Palmer in Whitehead et al. 1986:734 [ref. 13676], Heemstra 1986:402 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:398 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:430 [ref. 22532], Wiley et al. 1998:423 [ref. 25588], Olney 1999:1971 [ref. 24751], Olney 2003:955 [ref. 27007], Craig et al. 2004:58 [ref. 28412], Paxton et al. 2006:539 [ref. 28995], Dulĉić & Soldo 2008:93 [ref. 30483], Bray 2008:298 [ref. 30620], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:27 [ref. 36649], Shinohara et al. 2011:40 [ref. 31715], Roberts 2012:55 [ref. 32187], Stewart 2015:688 [ref. 34254]). Current status: Valid as Lophotus Giorna 1809. Lophotidae.