| Valid name | Lycenchelys |
| Synonym | Lycenchelys Gill, 1884 |
| Synonym | Type: Lycodes muraena Collett, by subs. design. of Jordan, 1887. |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Proc. Ac. nat. Sci. Philad., 36: 180 |
| Synonym | Lycodophis (as a provisional name) Vaillant, 1888, Exp. sci. 'Travailleur' et 'Talisman': 311 (type: Lycodes albus |