| Valid name | Anarhichas |
| Synonym | Anarhichas (Artedi) Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym | Type: A. Iupus L., 1758, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Anarrhichas Gesner, 1560, Icones anim. aquat.: 116, 1 fig. |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Anarhichas Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. X, 1: 247 |
| Synonym | Anarhicas Bonnaterre, 1788, Tabl. encycl. méth.: 38-39 (type: A. Iupus L.). |
| Synonym | Lycichthys Gill, 1877, Ann. Rec. Industr. Sci. for 1876: clxvii (type: A. Iatifrons Steenstrup 1876 = A. dentic |