Solenostomus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:360 Masc. Fistularia paradoxa Pallas 1770. Type by monotypy. Not preoccupied by use in Gronow 1763, Klein 1778, Walbaum 1792, or Browne 1789 -- all are unavailable, and if they were subsequently made available then this occurred after 1803. •Valid as Solenostomus Lacepède 1803 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:85 [ref. 6441], Fritzsche 1984 [ref. 13658], Fritzsche 1986:459 [ref. 6295], Paxton et al. 1989:411 [ref. 12442], Orr & Fritzsche 1993:172 [ref. 20312], Fritzche & Thiesfeld 1999:2263 [ref. 24793], Orr et al. 2002:100 [ref. 26186], Keivany & Nelson 2006:S84 [ref. 28978], Paxton et al. 2006:805 [ref. 28995], Kuiter 2009:291 [ref. 30404], Satapoomin 2009:56 [ref. 30463], Fricke et al. 2018:120 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:48 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:89 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Solenostomus Lacepède 1803. Solenostomidae.