Chirolophis Swainson [W.] 1839:73-74, 182, 275 Masc. Blennius yarellii Valenciennes 1836. Type by monotypy. One species included in Swainson 1839:275 [ref. 4303]. The name did not appear in Swainson 1838 [ref. 4302]. •Valid as Chirolophis Swainson 1839 -- (Makushok 1973:532 [ref. 6889], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:76 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441], Makushok in Whitehead et al. 1986:1122 [ref. 13677], Lavrova 1990:49 [ref. 20302], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:743 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:15 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:437 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:197 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Valid as Chirolophis Swainson 1839. Stichaeidae: Chirolophinae.