Microstoma Cuvier [G.] 1816:184 Neut. Gasteropelecus microstoma Risso 1810. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). Recognition of the Microstomatidae as a family follows Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627]. •Valid as Microstoma Cuvier 1816 -- (Cohen 1973:153 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:390 [ref. 13675], Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Cohen 1986:215 [ref. 5646], Paxton et al. 1989:166 [ref. 12442], Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Carter & Hartel 2003:868 [ref. 27000], Paxton et al. 2006:378 [ref. 28994], Gon & Stewart 2014:55 [ref. 33569], Gon & Stewart 2015:333 [ref. 34242]). Current status: Valid as Microstoma Cuvier 1816. Microstomatidae.