Phycis Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Artedi) 1792:575 Fem. Blennius phycis Linnaeus 1766. Type by designation of ICZN. Treated as earliest description of Phycis by authors (see Cohen 1971 [ref. 21050]). •Valid as Phycis Walbaum 1792 -- (Svetovidov 1973:314 [ref. 7169], Fahay & Markle 1984:266 [ref. 13653], Svetovidov in Whitehead et al. 1986:705 [ref. 13676], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:65 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Cohen 2003:1006 [ref. 27011], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:30 [ref. 36649], Gaimardi et al. 2015:325 [ref. 32571] with change of type species of Tinca marina Walbaum 1792, ICZN Case 3605, Opinion 2372, Bañón et al. 2016:316 [ref. 34397]). Current status: Valid as Phycis Walbaum 1792. Phycidae.