| Valid name | Pholis |
| Synonym | Type: Blennius gunnellus Linnaeus, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Intr. Hist. nat.: 456 |
| Synonym | Pholis (Gronovius) Scopoli, 1777 |
| Synonym | Dactyleptus Rafinesque, 1815, Anal. Nat.: 82 (substitute for Muraenoides Lacepède). |
| Synonym | Centronotus (non Lacepede) Bloch and Schneider, 1801, Syst. Ichth.: 165 (type: Centronotus fasciatus Bloch |
| Synonym | Gunnellus Fleming, 1828, Hist. Brit. Anim.: 207 (type: Gunnellus vulgaris Fleming). |
| Synonym | Muraenoides Lacepède, 1800, Hist. nat. Poiss., 2: 324 (type: Blennius muraenoides Sujef, by absolute tautonymy). |
| Synonym | Ophisomus Swainson, 1839, Nat. Hist. Classif. anim., 2: 277 (substitute for Gunnellus [Fleming) Cuvier and Valenci |