Eupogonesthes Parin [N. V.] & Borodulina [O. D.] 1993:442 Masc. Eupogonesthes xenicus Parin & Borodulina 1993. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Gender not indicated by the authors, probably masculine [xenicus] and in reference to the accepted masculine gender of Astronesthes, although the Greek -esthes [garment] would lead to a feminine gender. Wrongly as feminine in Catalog of Fishes 1998 publication. •Valid as Eupogonesthes Parin & Borodulina 1993 -- (Paxton et al. 2006:437 [ref. 28995], Liao et al. 2006:517 [ref. 29419]). Current status: Valid as Eupogonesthes Parin & Borodulina 1993. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae.