Sigmops Gill [T. N.] 1883:256 Masc. Sigmops stigmaticus Gill 1883. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gonostoma Rafinesque 1810 -- (Witzell 1973:114 [ref. 7172]). •Valid as Sigmops Gill 1883 -- (Miya & Nishida 2000:385 [ref. 24454], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:211 [ref. 25968], Paxton et al. 2006:421 [ref. 28995], Parin et al. 2014:144 [ref. 33547], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:433 [ref. 34248], Bañón et al. 2016:307 [ref. 34397]). Current status: Valid as Sigmops Gill 1883. Gonostomatidae.