Blachea Karrer [C.] & Smith [D. G.] 1980:642 Fem. Blachea xenobranchialis Karrer & Smith 1980. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Blachea Karrer & Smith 1980 -- (Karrer 1982:37 [ref. 5679], Paxton et al. 1989:140 [ref. 12442], Smith 1989:480 [ref. 13285] mentioned in passing, Smith 1999:1683 [ref. 24661], Hoese & Gates 2006:290 [ref. 28997], Ho & Shao 2010:286 [ref. 33329], Sakurai et al. 2013:135 [ref. 33259], Fricke et al. 2018:49 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Blachea Karrer & Smith 1980. Congridae: Congrinae.