| Valid name | Chirolophis |
| Synonym | Type: Blennius yarrellii Valenciennes, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Chirolophis Swainson, 1839 |
| Synonym | Blenniops Ström, 1762, 1: 322). |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Nat. Hist. Class. Fish., Amph., Rept., 2: 73, 182, 275 |
| Synonym | Carelophus Kröyer, 1845: 227, 236 (type: Gunnellus stroemii Valenciennes). |