Pholidichthys Bleeker [P.] 1856:406 Masc. Pholidichthys leucotaenia Bleeker 1856. Type by monotypy. Placed in the order Cichliformes by Betancur-R. et al. 2017:25 [ref. 36217]. •Valid as Pholidichthys Bleeker 1856 -- (Springer & Freihofer 1976:1 [ref. 7108], Springer & Larson 1996 [ref. 22197], Springer 2001:3500 [ref. 26282], Hoese 2006:1487 [ref. 28988], Fricke et al. 2019:254 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pholidichthys Bleeker 1856. Pholidichthyidae.