Rhadinesthes Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1929:29 Masc. Astronesthes decimus Zugmayer 1911. Type by monotypy. Gender not indicated by the authors, probably masculine [decimus] in reference to the accepted masculine gender of Astronesthes, although the Greek -esthes [garment] would lead to a feminine gender. Wrongly as feminine in Catalog of Fishes 1998 publication. •Valid as Rhadinesthes Regan & Trewavas 1929 -- (Gibbs 1964:343 [ref. 6960], Gibbs & Morrow 1973:128 [ref. 7174], Gibbs in Whitehead et al. 1984:334 [ref. 13675], Kawaguchi & Moser 1984:171 [ref. 13642], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6441], Fink 1985:11 [ref. 5171], Harold 1999:1905 [ref. 24741], Liao et al. 2006:517 [ref. 29419], Stewart & Kenaley 2015:486 [ref. 34250]). Current status: Valid as Rhadinesthes Regan & Trewavas 1929. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae.