Valenciennellus, Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Villarins, Bárbara T., Dario, Fabio Di, Eduardo, Leandro N., Lucena-Frédou, Flávia, Bertrand, Arnaud, Prokofiev, Artem M. & Mincarone, Michael M., 2022, Deep-sea dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) collected from off northeastern Brazil, with a review of the species reported from the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone, Neotropical Ichthyology (e 220004) 20 (2), pp. 1-78 : 17

Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Diagnosis. Valenciennellus can be distinguished in the Maurolicinae by the eyes moderately tubular and directed upwards; 7–8 dorsal-fin rays; 24–25 anal-fin rays; AC in 3 to 6 groups; BR 6 (Bruun, 1931; Grey, 1964; McEachran, Fechhelm, 1998). Two valid species (Fricke et al., 2022).