| Valid name | Phrynichthys |
| Synonym | Type: Ph. wedli Pietschmann, 1926, by orig. design. and monotypy. |
| Synonym | Phrynichthys Pietschmann, 1926 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Anz Akad. Wiss., 63 (11): 88 |
| Synonym | Paraneirodes Maurin et al., 1970, Rapp. Proc. Verb. Cons. Perm. int. Explor. Mer, 159: 21 (erroneous spelling for Paro |
| Synonym | Paroneirodes Alcock, 1890. Gender: M; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 6: 206 (type: P. glomerulosus Alcock, 1890, by mon |
| Synonym | Bufoceratias Whitley , 1931, Austral. Zool., 6 (4): 334 (type: Phrynichthys wedli Pietschmann, 1926). |
| Synonym | Paroneirodes Regan and Trewavas, 1932, Dana Report, 2: 31, 58, fig. 29b, 85b (type: Paroneirodes glomerulosus Alco |
| Synonym | Diceratias Karrer, 1973, Mitt. Zool Mus. Berlin, 49 (1): 246-249, fig. 28 (type: Ceratias (Diceratias) b |