Prototroctes Günther [A.] 1864:382 Masc. Prototroctes maraena Günther 1864. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Prototroctes Günther 1864 -- (McDowall 1976:643 [ref. 7065], McDowall 1984:151 [ref. 11850], Paxton et al. 1989:174 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:233 [ref. 22532], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906], Hoese et al. 2006:397 [ref. 29047], Raadik 2008:215 [ref. 30624], McDowall & Stewart 2015:382 [ref. 34241], Kuiter 2018:20 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Prototroctes Günther 1864. Retropinnidae: Prototroctinae.