Scophthalmus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:14, 53 Masc. Pleuronectes rhombus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:82 [ref. 2407]. •Synonym of Girardinichthys Bleeker 1860, but a valid subgenus Scophthalmus -- (Radda & Meyer 2003:7 [ref. 27522]). •Valid as Scophthalmus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Norman 1934:262 [ref. 6893], Gutherz 1967:45 [ref. 23862], Nielsen 1973:616 [ref. 6885], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:640 [ref. 13641], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1291 [ref. 13677], Munroe 2003:1896 [ref. 27118], Chanet 2003:280 [ref. 27526], Evseenko 2003:S58 [ref. 28535], Bailly & Chanet 2010:260 [ref. 31030], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:72 [ref. 36649], Voronina 2010:695 [ref. 31094], Parin et al. 2014:522 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Scophthalmus Rafinesque 1810. Scophthalmidae.