Apistus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:391 Masc. Apistus alatus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1876:4 [ref. 12248] and Bleeker 1876:296 [ref. 450]. See also Apistes. •Valid as Apistus Cuvier 1829 -- (Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:317 [ref. 6441], Washington et al. 1984:440 [ref. 13660], Eschmeyer 1986:464 [ref. 5652], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:93 [ref. 15964], Poss 1999:2296 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:258 [ref. 25636], Allen et al. 2006:894 [ref. 29066], Prokofiev 2008:301 [ref. 29592], Motomura 2009:63 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2018:137 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:56 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Apistus Cuvier 1829. Synanceiidae: Apistinae.