Fierasfer Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1182 Masc. Ophidium [sic] imberbe Cuvier 1815. Gender tentatively masculine, as treated by most authors. Type designated by ICZN (Opinion 42), not Ophidion imberbe Linnaeus 1758. Based on "Les Fierasfers" of Cuvier 1816:239 [ref. 993] (see Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]). •Synonym of Carapus Rafinesque 1810 -- (Arnold 1956:260 [ref. 5315], Wheeler 1973:557 [ref. 7190], Markle in Nielsen et al. 1999:11 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Carapus Rafinesque 1810. Carapidae: Carapinae.