Porichthys Girard [C. F.] 1854:141 Masc. Porichthys notatus Girard 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:751 [ref. 2476]. •Valid as Porichthys Girard 1854 -- (Gilbert 1968:676 [ref. 7893], Menni & Miquelarena 1976:213 [ref. 31498], Walker & Rosenblatt 1988 [ref. 9284], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:167 [ref. 24550], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:298 [ref. 25968], Collette 2003:1027 [ref. 26981], Allen et al. 2006:632 [ref. 29004], Greenfield et al. 2008:674 [ref. 30046], Ibagón et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31492], Pietsch & Orr 2015:27 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Porichthys Girard 1854. Batrachoididae: Porichthyinae.