Oplopomus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Ehrenberg) 1837:66 Masc. Gobius oplopomus Valenciennes 1837. Appeared first as name in synonymy of Gobius oplopomus, as "Oplopomus pulcher. Ehrenb., Zool. pisc., pl. 9, fig. 6." Apparently made available by subsequent use by Steindacher 1860 (not investigated). Hoplopomus is an incorrect subsequent spelling of Oplopomus. •Valid as Oplopomus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Goren 1979:48 [ref. 1852], Gill 1994:59 [ref. 23557], Larson & Murdy 2001:3583 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1668 [ref. 29097], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Motomura et al. 2017:199 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:335 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:287 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Oplopomus Valenciennes 1837. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.