Oplopomops Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:189 Masc. Oplopomus diacanthus Schultz 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type given as Oplopomus diacanthus Schultz 1943 = atherinoides Peters 1855. •Synonym of Hazeus Jordan & Snyder 1901 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2021:37 [ref. 38393], Allen et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41004]). •Valid as Oplopomops Smith 1959 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:254 [ref. 6441], Goren 1984 [ref. 5178], Birdsong et al. 1988:193 [ref. 7303], Gill 1994:59 [ref. 23557], Larson & Murdy 2001:3584 [ref. 26293], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Parenti 2021:204 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oplopomops Smith 1959. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.