Bryaninops Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:216 Masc. Bryaninops ridens Smith 1959. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Bryaninops Smith 1959 -- (Larson 1985:59 [ref. 5186], Larson 1986:947 [ref. 6328], Larson 1987 [ref. 9091], Okiyama & Tsukamoto 1989 [ref. 13564], Larson 1990:3 [ref. 16607], Gill 1994:59 [ref. 23557], Larson & Murdy 2001:3585 [ref. 26293], Larson 2002:67 [ref. 26717], Hoese & Larson 2006:1629 [ref. 29097], Suzuki et al. 2012:1 [ref. 31776], Suzuki & Randall 2014:11 [ref. 33142], Fricke et al. 2018:327 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:148 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:274 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:105 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bryaninops Smith 1959. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.