Apletodon Briggs [J. C.] 1955:25 Masc. Lepadogaster microcephalus Brook 1890. Type by original designation. On Official List (Opinion 638). •Valid as Apletodon Briggs 1955 -- (Briggs 1973:651 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1352 [ref. 13677], Briggs 1986:378 [ref. 5643], Allen 1984:629 [ref. 13673], Hofrichter 1995:84 [ref. 30502], Hofrichter & Patzner 1997:20 [ref. 23741], Fricke 2007:69 [ref. 29022], Fricke et al. 2010:91 [ref. 30711], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:32 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:471 [ref. 33547], Fricke & Wirtz 2018:1 [ref. 36380], Conway et al. 2020:889 [ref. 38030] in Lepadogastrinae). Current status: Valid as Apletodon Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae.