Ablabys Kaup [J. J.] 1873:80 Masc. Apistus taenianotus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Whitley 1966:233 [ref. 12521]. Treated as masculine by authors. •Valid as Ablabys Kaup 1873 -- (Washington et al. 1984:440 [ref. 13660], Poss 1986:479 [ref. 6296], Paxton et al. 1989:439 [ref. 12442], Poss 1999:2297 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:262 [ref. 25636], Allen et al. 2006:897 [ref. 29078], Prokofiev 2008:302 [ref. 29592], Fricke et al. 2018:136 [ref. 35805], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2018:[1] [ref. 36252], Fricke et al. 2019:104 [ref. 36673], Chungthanawong & Motomura 2021:[2] [ref. 38168]). Current status: Valid as Ablabys Kaup 1873. Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae.