| Valid name | Xenodermichthys |
| Synonym | Type: X. nodulosus Günther, by monotypy, South of Yeddo, Japan. |
| Synonym | Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5) 2: 250 |
| Synonym | Aleposomus Gill, 1884, Am. Nat., 18: 433 (type: A. copei Gill, by monotypy, no locality, nomen nudum). |