Varicus Robins [C. R.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1961:46 Masc. Varicus bucca Robins & Böhlke 1961. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Possible synonym of Chriolepis Gilbert 1892 -- (see Hastings & Bortone 1981:435 [ref. 5246], see Bussing 1997:1551 [ref. 23500]). •Valid as Varicus Robins & Böhlke 1961 -- (Greenfield 1981 [ref. 6826], Williams & Gilbert 1983 [ref. 5369], Birdsong et al. 1988:189 [ref. 7303], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1786 [ref. 27111], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Van Tassell 2011:165 [ref. 31732], Hastings & Findley 2013:599 [ref. 33005], Hastings & Findley 2015:589 [ref. 33639], Tornabene et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34435], Tornabene et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34485], Parenti 2021:282 [ref. 38603], Fuentes et al. 2023:159 [ref. 40497]). Current status: Valid as Varicus Robins & Böhlke 1961. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.