Mistichthys Smith [H. M.] 1902:30 Masc. Mistichthys luzonensis Smith 1902. Type by monotypy. Later illustrated and described in more detail in Smith 1902:167 [ref. 10225]. •Synonym of Gobiopterus Bleeker 1874 -- (Parenti 2021:321 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Mistichthys Smith 1902 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:188 [ref. 7303], Iwata et al. 2001:111 [ref. 25227], Larson 2001:42 [ref. 25522], Pezold 2011:94 [ref. 31727], Thacker 2013:372 [ref. 32494], Kottelat 2013:412 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Mistichthys Smith 1902. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae.