Osteomugil Luther [G.] 1982:7 Masc. Mugil cunnesius Valenciennes 1836. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Appeared first in Luther 1975:107 [ref. 7300], but without clear differentiating characters and unavailable. •Synonym of Valamugil Smith 1948 based on placement of type species -- (Smith & Smith 1986:719 [ref. 5717]). •Synonym of Valamugil Smith 1948 -- (Thomson 1997:499 [ref. 23428]). • Valid as Osteomugil Luther 1982 -- (Durand et al. 2012:694 [ref. 32366], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Xia et al. 2016:170 [ref. 34127] in Rhinomugilinae, tribe Crenimugilini, Durand 2016:33 [ref. 35589] dated to 1977, Fricke et al. 2018:95 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:76 [ref. 36673], Hasan et al. 2020:139 [ref. 37945], Bogorodsky et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41171]). Current status: Valid as Osteomugil Luther 1982. Mugilidae.