Opinions from L. R. David 1943
- 'Abantis velifer belongs to Abantis' according to Jordan and Gilbert 1925
- 'Abantis velifer is recombined as Absalomichthys velifer'
- 'Absalomichthys belongs to Caristiidae'
- 'Achrestogrammus belongs to Hexagrammidae'
- 'Aliciola was reranked as Thunnus (Alciola) and belongs to Thunnus'
- 'Aliciola starksi belongs to Aliciola' according to Jordan 1925
- 'Aliciola starksi is recombined as Thunnus (Alciola) starksi'
- 'Araeosteus belongs to Zaproridae'
- 'Araeosteus rothi belongs to Araeosteus'
- 'Argyropelecus belongs to Sternoptychidae'
- 'Argyropelecus bullockii belongs to Argyropelecus'
- 'Aristoscion was reranked as Cynoscion (Aristoscion) and belongs to Cynoscion'
- 'Aristoscion eprepes belongs to Aristoscion' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Aristoscion eprepes is recombined as Cynoscion (Aristoscion) eprepes'
- 'Auxides sanctaemonicae belongs to Auxides' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Auxides sanctaemonicae is recombined as Scomber sanctaemonicae'
- 'Azalois angelensis is recombined as Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis'
- 'Bathylagidae belongs to Stomiatioidei'
- 'Bathylagus belongs to Bathylagidae'
- 'Beltion was reranked as Euleptorhamphus (Beltion) and belongs to Euleptorhamphus'
- 'Beltion peronides belongs to Beltion' according to Jordan 1920
- 'Beltion peronides is recombined as Euleptorhamphus (Beltion) peronides'
- 'Bolbocara belongs to Macrouridae'
- 'Bolbocara gyrinus belongs to Bolbocara' according to Jordan 1927
- 'Bolbocara gyrinus belongs to Bolbocara'
- 'Carangidae belongs to Carangoidea'
- 'Carangoidea belongs to Percomorphi'
- 'Carcharias belongs to Carchariidae'
- 'Carchariidae belongs to Galeoidei'
- 'Caristiidae belongs to Berycomorphi'
- 'Chalcidichthys belongs to Caristiidae'
- 'Chalcidichthys malacopterygius belongs to Chalcidichthys'
- 'Chaulioditidae belongs to Grylloblattida'
- 'Chauliodontidae belongs to Stomiatioidei'
- 'Chauliodus belongs to Chauliodontidae'
- 'Chauliodus barbatus belongs to Chauliodus' according to Garman 1899
- 'Chauliodus barbatus belongs to Chauliodus'
- 'Chauliodus barbatus frazeri belongs to Chauliodus barbatus'
- 'Clupea belongs to Clupeidae'
- 'Clupea tiejei belongs to Clupea'
- 'Clupeidae belongs to Isospondyli'
- 'Coronadus agilis is recombined as Decapterus agilis'
- 'Cottidae belongs to Scleroparei'
- 'Cybiidae belongs to Scombriformes'
- 'Cyclothone belongs to Gonostomatidae'
- 'Cynoscion belongs to Otholithinae'
- 'Dasyatidae [misspelled as Dasybatidae] belongs to Batoidea'
- 'Decapterus belongs to Carangidae'
- 'Derrhias enantius is a subjective synonym of Euleptorhamphus (Beltion) peronides'
- 'Diatomoeca was reranked as Lampris (Diatomoeca) and belongs to Lampris'
- 'Diatomoeca zatima is recombined as Lampris (Diatomoeca) zatima'
- 'Diradias is a subjective synonym of Ganolytes'
- 'Diradias aratus is recombined as Ganolytes aratus'
- 'Diradias fenestralis is a subjective synonym of Ganolytes aratus'
- 'Dussumieriinae was reranked as the family Dussumieriidae and belongs to Isospondyli'
- 'Eclipes belongs to Gadidae'
- 'Eclipes extensus belongs to Eclipes' according to Jordan 1919
- 'Eclipes extensus belongs to Eclipes'
- 'Eclipes manni belongs to Eclipes' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Eclipes manni belongs to Eclipes'
- 'Eclipes santamonicae belongs to Eclipes'
- 'Eclipes veternus belongs to Eclipes' according to Jordan and Gilbert 1919
- 'Eclipes veternus belongs to Eclipes'
- 'Embiotocidae belongs to Embiotociformes'
- 'Emmachaere was reranked as Epinephelus (Emmachaere) and belongs to Epinephelus'
- 'Emmachaere rhachites is a subjective synonym of Epinephelus (Emmachaere) rhomalea'
- 'Emmachaere rhomalea belongs to Emmachaere' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Emmachaere rhomalea is recombined as Epinephelus (Emmachaere) rhomalea'
- 'Engraulites belongs to Engraulidae'
- 'Engraulites remifer is recombined as Lampanyctus remifer'
- 'Eostomias eximius is recombined as Chauliodus eximius'
- 'Eostomias eximius belongs to Eostomias' according to Jordan 1925
- 'Epelichthys is an invalid subgroup of Clupeidae'
- 'Epelichthys michaelis is recombined as Ganoessus michaelis'
- 'Epinephelinae was reranked as the family Epinephelidae and belongs to Perciformes'
- 'Epinephelus belongs to Epinephelidae'
- 'Eriquius belongs to Embiotocidae'
- 'Etringus belongs to Dussumieriidae'
- 'Etringus scintillans belongs to Etringus'
- 'Euleptorhamphus belongs to Hemirhamphidae'
- 'Evesthes jordani belongs to Evesthes'
- 'Gadidae belongs to Anacanthini'
- 'Galeoidei belongs to Euselachii'
- 'Ganoessus belongs to Clupeidae'
- 'Ganolytes belongs to Clupeidae'
- 'Ganolytes cameo belongs to Ganolytes'
- 'Ganolytes clepsydra is recombined as Ganoessus clepsydra'
- 'Gempylidae belongs to Scombroidea'
- 'Gonostomatidae belongs to Stomiatioidei'
- 'Halosauridae belongs to Heteromi'
- 'Halosaurinae belongs to Halosauridae'
- 'Halosaurus belongs to Halosaurinae'
- 'Halosaurus oweni belongs to Halosaurus' according to Johnson 1864
- 'Hemiramphidae [misspelled as Hemirhamphidae] belongs to Synentognathi'
- 'Hexagrammidae belongs to Scleroparei'
- 'Hexagrammos achrestus is recombined as Achrestogrammus achrestus'
- 'Hippoglossoides belongs to Pleuronectinae'
- 'Hippoglossus antiquus is recombined as Paralichthys (Vorator) antiquus'
- 'Ioscion morgani belongs to Ioscion' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Ioscion morgani belongs to Ioscion'
- 'Ioscionidae belongs to Carangoidei'
- 'Isomma was reranked as Hippoglossoides (Isomma) and belongs to Hippoglossoides'
- 'Isomma pristinum belongs to Isomma' according to Jordan 1927
- 'Isomma pristinum is recombined as Hippoglossoides (Isomma) pristinum'
- 'Lampanyctus belongs to Myctophidae'
- 'Lampanyctus bolini belongs to Lampanyctus'
- 'Lampanyctus petrolifer belongs to Lampanyctus'
- 'Lampridae belongs to Allotriognathi'
- 'Lampris belongs to Lampridae'
- 'Laytonia belongs to Laytoniinae'
- 'Laytonia californica belongs to Laytonia'
- 'Laytoniinae belongs to Halosauridae'
- 'Lembicus is a subjective synonym of Ganoessus'
- 'Lembicus meiklejohni is recombined as Ganoessus meiklejohni'
- 'Lirosceles belongs to Cottidae'
- 'Liroscels belongs to Cottidae'
- 'Liroscels elegans belongs to Liroscels' according to Jordan 1925
- 'Liroscels elegans belongs to Liroscels'
- 'Lompochites was reranked as Decapterus (Lompochites) and belongs to Decapterus'
- 'Lompochites hopkinsi is recombined as Decapterus (Lompochites) hopkinsi'
- 'Lompoquia belongs to Sciaenidae'
- 'Lygisma tenax is a subjective synonym of Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis'
- 'Macrouridae belongs to Anacanthini'
- 'Merriamina ectenes is a subjective synonym of Eclipes veternus'
- 'Myctophidae belongs to Iniomi'
- 'Ocystias belongs to Cybiidae'
- 'Ocystias sagitta belongs to Ocystias'
- 'Opisthonema belongs to Clupeidae'
- 'Opisthonema palosverdensis belongs to Opisthonema'
- 'Otholithinae belongs to Sciaenidae'
- 'Paralichthyidae [misspelled as Paralichthinae] belongs to Scophthalmidae'
- 'Paralichthys belongs to Paralichthinae'
- 'Percoidea belongs to Percomorphi'
- 'Plectrites belongs to Sparidae'
- 'Plectrites classeni belongs to Plectrites'
- 'Pleuronectidae belongs to Heterosomata'
- 'Pleuronectinae belongs to Pleuronectidae'
- 'Pleuronichthys belongs to Pleuronectinae'
- 'Pneumatophorus belongs to Scombridae'
- 'Pomatomidae belongs to Carangoidei'
- 'Protanthias belongs to Serranidae'
- 'Protanthias fossilis belongs to Protanthias'
- 'Pseudoseriola belongs to Pomatomidae'
- 'Pseudoseriola gilliandi belongs to Pseudoseriola'
- 'Pteroplatea belongs to Dasybatidae'
- 'Pteroplatea lapislutosa belongs to Pteroplatea'
- 'Quaesita was reranked as Bathylagus (Quaesita) and belongs to Bathylagus'
- 'Quaesita quiescens is a subjective synonym of Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis'
- 'Quisque belongs to Clupeidae'
- 'Rhomarchus belongs to Scorpaenidae'
- 'Rhomarchus ensiger is recombined as Scorpaena ensiger'
- 'Rhythmias belongs to Sparidae'
- 'Rhythmias gaviotae belongs to Rhythmias'
- 'Rhythmias starrii belongs to Rhythmias'
- 'Rixator was reranked as Sebastodes (Rixator) and belongs to Sebastodes'
- 'Rixator ineziae is recombined as Sebastodes (Sebastinus) ineziae'
- 'Rixator porteousi is recombined as Sebastodes (Rixator) porteousi'
- 'Rogenio solitudinis is recombined as Cyclothone solitudinis'
- 'Sarda belongs to Thunnidae'
- 'Sarda stockii belongs to Sarda'
- 'Sciaenoidei was reranked as the family Sciaenidae and belongs to Percoidea'
- 'Scomber belongs to Scombridae'
- 'Scomberesocidae belongs to Synentognathi'
- 'Scomberesox belongs to Scomberesocidae'
- 'Scomberesox edwardsi belongs to Scomberesox' according to Jordan and Gilbert 1919
- 'Scomberesox edwardsi is recombined as Scomberesox (Scomberessus) edwardsi'
- 'Scomberessus was reranked as Scomberesox (Scomberessus) and belongs to Scomberesox'
- 'Scomberoidei is corrected as Scombridae and belongs to Scombroidea'
- 'Scombroidea belongs to Percomorphi'
- 'Scombroidei belongs to Percomorphi'
- 'Scophthalmidae belongs to Heterosomata'
- 'Scorpaena belongs to Scorpaenidae'
- 'Scorpaenidae belongs to Scleroparei'
- 'Sebastinus was reranked as Sebastodes (Sebastinus) and belongs to Sebastodes'
- 'Sebastodes belongs to Scorpaenidae'
- 'Sebastoessus was reranked as Sebastodes (Sebastoessus) and belongs to Sebastodes'
- 'Sebastoessus apostates belongs to Sebastoessus' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Sebastoessus apostates is recombined as Sebastodes (Sebastoessus) apostates'
- 'Seriola belongs to Carangidae'
- 'Seriola sanctaebarbarae belongs to Seriola' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Seriola sanctaebarbarae belongs to Seriola'
- 'Seriola sanctaeineziae is recombined as Pseudoseriola sanctaeineziae'
- 'Sparoidei is corrected as Sparidae and belongs to Percoidea'
- 'Sternoptychidae belongs to Stomiatioidei'
- 'Syngnathidae belongs to Solenichthyes'
- 'Syngnathus belongs to Syngnathidae'
- 'Syngnathus avus belongs to Syngnathus'
- 'Thunnidae belongs to Scombroidea'
- 'Thunnus belongs to Thunnidae'
- 'Thyrsites kriegeri belongs to Thyrsites' according to Jordan and Gilbert 1919
- 'Thyrsites kriegeri is recombined as Thyrsocles kriegeri'
- 'Thyrsocles belongs to Zaphlegidae'
- 'Trichiuriformes belongs to Scombroidei'
- 'Trossulus belongs to Zaphlegidae'
- 'Trossulus exoletus belongs to Trossulus' according to Jordan 1921
- 'Trossulus exoletus belongs to Trossulus'
- 'Turio culveri belongs to Turio' according to Jordan 1925
- 'Turio culveri is recombined as Lompoquia culveri'
- 'Turritellidae belongs to Cerithiacea'
- 'Vorator was reranked as Paralichthys (Vorator) and belongs to Paralichthys'
- 'Xenothrissa is an invalid subgroup of Clupeidae'
- 'Xenothrissa aphrasta is recombined as Ganolytes aphrasta'
- 'Xyne belongs to Clupeidae'
- 'Xyne fitgeri is a subjective synonym of Xyne grex'
- 'Xyne grex belongs to Xyne'
- 'Zaphleges belongs to Zaphlegidae'
- 'Zaphleges longurio belongs to Zaphleges'
- 'Zaphlegidae belongs to Trichiuriformes'
- 'Zaphlegulus belongs to Zaphlegidae'
- 'Zaphlegulus venturaensis belongs to Zaphlegulus'
- 'Zaproridae belongs to Zaproroidea'
- 'Zaproroidea belongs to Percomorphi'
- 'Zororhombus was reranked as Pleuronichthys (Zororhombus) and belongs to Pleuronichthys'