Parakysis Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:11 Masc. Parakysis verrucosa Herre 1940. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Treated by author as feminine, subsequent authors correct to masculine. •Valid, in new family Parakysidae -- (Roberts 1989:142 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Parakysis Herre 1940 -- (Burgess 1989:119 [ref. 12860], Ng & Lim 1995:256 [ref. 21887], de Pinna 1996:61 [ref. 24146], Ng & Kottelat 2003:48 [ref. 26707], Ferraris 2007:15 [ref. 29155], Ng 2009:39 [ref. 30102], Ng 2010:271 [ref. 31110], Kottelat 2013:219 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Parakysis Herre 1940. Akysidae: Parakysinae.