Aplodinotus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1819:418 Masc. Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque 1819. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Unjustifiably emended to Haploidonotus by Gill 1861:101 [ref. 1773]. •Valid as Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1819 -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:387 [ref. 24550], Chao 2003:1589 [ref. 27097], Casatti in Reis et al. 2003:599 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2009:2 [ref. 30400], Parenti 2020:3 [ref. 37439], Fuelling et al. 2022:[2] [ref. 39224]). Current status: Valid as Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1819. Sciaenidae.