| Valid name | Microstomus |
| Synonym | Type: Microstomus latidens Walbaum, 1792)), by orig. design. |
| Synonym | Microstomus Gottsche, 1835 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Arch. Naturg., 2: 136 |
| Synonym | Microstomus: Norman, 1934: 355 (additional synonyms and references). |
| Synonym | Cynoglossa Bonaparte, 1845, Cat. metod. pesci Europ.: 48 (type: Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan, 1803). |
| Synonym | Brachyprosopon Bleeker, 1862, Versl. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam, 13: 428 (type: 'Platessa microcephalus Fleming, 1828', |