FAMILY Plesiopidae Günther, 1861 - roundheads,

SUBFAMILY Günther, 1861 - spiny basslets

GENUS Jenyns, 1841 - spiny basslets [=Acanthoclinus Jenyns [L.], 1841:91, Taumakoides (subgenus of Acanthoclinus) Whitley [G. P.], 1955:111] Notes: [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Masc. Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1842. Type by original designation. Mooi 1993 [ref. 21801] places the Acanthoclinidae as a subfamily of the Plesiopidae. Type by original designation (also monotypic, second questionably included). •Valid as Acanthoclinus Jenyns, 1841 -- (Hardy 1985:360 [ref. 5184], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:223 [ref. 16561], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Yerman & Leis 2011:79 [ref. 31400], Stewart 2015:1208 [ref. 34196]). Current status: Valid as Acanthoclinus Jenyns, 1841. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. (Taumakoides) [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 4722] Masc. Acanthoclinus trilineatus Griffin, 1933. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Taumakoides Whitley, 1955 -- (Hardy 1985:364 [ref. 5184]). •Synonym of Acanthoclinus Jenyns, 1841 -- (Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:223 [ref. 16561]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthoclinus Jenyns, 1841. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae.

Species Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841 - [=Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns [L.], 1841:92, Pl. 18 (fig. 2), Acanthoclinus taumaka Clarke [F. E.], 1879:293, Pl. 15 (upper right)] Notes: [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine. (taumaka) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 11 (art. 25) (for 1878); ref. 18006] Jackson's Bay, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - New Zealand rockfish [=Blennius littoreus Forster [J. R.], in Bloch & Schneider, 1801:177, Blennius quadridactylus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.], 1801:177, Acanthoclinus trilineatus Griffin [L. T.] 1933:332, Pl. 34 (bottom)] Notes: [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: New Zealand and offshore islands. Habitat: marine. (quadridactylus) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Habitat: marine. (trilineatus) [Transactions New Zealand Institute v. 63; ref. 16491] Deep-Water Cove, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Current status: Synonym of Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985) - stout rockfish [=Taumakoides marilynae Hardy [G. S.], 1985:370, Fig. 7] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 11; ref. 5184] Scorching Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. Current status: Valid as Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoclinus matti (Hardy, 1985) - Matt's spiny basslet [=Taumakoides matti Hardy [G. S.], 1985:373, Fig. 8] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 11; ref. 5184] Sentinal Rock, Cook Strait, outer Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, depth 17 meters. Current status: Valid as Acanthoclinus matti (Hardy, 1985). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: New Zealand and offshore islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985) - little rockfish [=Taumakoides rua Hardy [G. S.], 1985:367, Fig. 6] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 11; ref. 5184] Off Barrett's Reef, Wellington harbor entrance, New Zealand, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: New Zealand and offshore islands. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Regan, 1912 - spiny basslets [=Acanthoplesiops Regan [C. T.], 1912:266] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 57); ref. 3646] Masc. Acanthoclinus indicus Day, 1888. Type by monotypy. Mooi 1993 [ref. 21801] places the Acanthoclinidae as a subfamily of the Plesiopidae. •Valid as Acanthoplesiops Regan, 1912 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:142 [ref. 6441], Hardy 1985:381 [ref. 5184], Smith 1986:541 [ref. 5712], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:233 [ref. 16561], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1999:2580 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:2 [ref. 27574], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Yerman & Leis 2011:79 [ref. 31400], Gill et al. 2013:216 [ref. 33020]). Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops Regan, 1912. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae.

Species Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Gill et al., 2013 - cappuccino spiny basslet [=Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Gill [A. C.], Bogorodsky [S. V.] & Mal [A. O.], 2013:217, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zootaxa 3750 (no. 3); ref. 33020] Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Sharm Obhur, 21°42'30"N, 39°05'44"E. Red Sea, depth 17 meters. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2013. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990 - echinatus spiny basslet [=Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.], 1990:239, Figs. 1H, 2H, 11] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 142; ref. 16561] Ambon Bay, Ambon, Molucca Islands, Indonesia, 3°43'S, 128°04.5'E, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz, in Schultz et al., 1953 - Hiatt's basslet [=Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz [L. P.], in Schultz et al., 1953:407, Fig. 68] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Ocean reef in surf off Eniwetok Island, Rongerik Atoll, western Pacific. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz, 1953. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to Marshall Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoplesiops indicus Day, 1888 - scottie [=Acanthoclinus indicus Day [F.], 1888:264] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888); ref. 14480] Madras, India. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoplesiops naka Mooi & Gill, 2004 - naka spiny basslet [=Acanthoplesiops naka Mooi [R. D.] & Gill [A. C.], 2004:3, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 432; ref. 27574] Ofolanga Island, Ha' Apai Group, Tonga, 19°36'15"S, 174°28'15"W, off southwestern side of island, depth 21-32 meters. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops naka Mooi & Gill, 2004. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Tonga. Habitat: marine.

Species Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985 - Hardy's spiny basslet [=Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy [G. S.], 1985:384, Fig. 13] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 11; ref. 5184] Cut between large outstanding rock and Ch'uan-fan-shih, southern Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan) and Japan. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Beliops Hardy, 1985 - spiny basslets [=Beliops Hardy [G. S.], 1985:378] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 11; ref. 5184] Masc. Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy, 1985. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Mooi 1993 [ref. 21801] places the Acanthoclinidae as a subfamily of the Plesiopidae. •Valid as Beliops Hardy, 1985 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:528 [ref. 12442], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:229 [ref. 16561], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Gomon et al. 1994:558 [ref. 22532], Mooi 1999:2580 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1050 [ref. 28997], Mooi 2008:550 [ref. 30652], Yerman & Leis 2011:79 [ref. 31400]). Current status: Valid as Beliops Hardy, 1985. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae.

Species Beliops batanensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990 - Batan spiny basslet [=Beliops batanensis Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.], 1990:232, Figs. 1F-2F, 7-8] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 142; ref. 16561] Chawa Point, Batan Island, Batanes Province, Philippines, 20°25'45"N, 121°56'40"E, depth 9-12 meters. Current status: Valid as Beliops batanensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy, 1985 - Hardy's beliops [=Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy [G. S.], 1985:378, Fig. 10] Notes: [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 11; ref. 5184] Kingston Reef, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, depth 8 meters. Current status: Valid as Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy, 1985. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915 - spiny basslets [=Belonepterygion McCulloch [A. R.], 1915:51, Calliblennius Aoyagi [H.], 1954:213 [37], Ernogrammoides Chen [J. T. F.] & Liang [Y.-S.], 1948:32] Notes: [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 3; ref. 2943] Neut. Acanthoclinus fasciolatus Ogilby, 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Mooi 1993 [ref. 21801] places the Acanthoclinidae as a subfamily of the Plesiopidae. •Valid as Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915 -- (Hardy 1985:375 [ref. 5184], Paxton et al. 1989:528 [ref. 12442], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:228 [ref. 16561], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1999:2580 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1050 [ref. 28997], Yerman & Leis 2011:79 [ref. 31400]). Current status: Valid as Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. (Calliblennius) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 5); ref. 130] Masc. Calliblennius rubescens Aoyagi, 1954. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Calliblennius Barbour, 1912 in , not replaced. •Synonym of Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915 -- (Hardy 1985:375 [ref. 5184], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:228 [ref. 16561]). Current status: Synonym of Belonepterygion Mcculloch, 1915. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. (Ernogrammoides) [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 823] Masc. Ernogrammoides fasciatus Chen & Liang, 1948. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ernogrammoides Chen & Liang, 1948 -- (Yoshino & Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:141 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915 -- (Hardy 1985:375 [ref. 5184], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:228 [ref. 16561], Ho & Shao 2011:43 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Synonym of Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae.

Species Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889) - Ogilby's belonepterygion [=Acanthoclinus fasciolatus Ogilby [J. D.], 1889:63, Pl. 3 (fig. 3), Ernogrammoides fasciatus Chen [J. T. F.] & Liang [Y.-S.], 1948:32, Fig. 1, Calliblennius rubescens Aoyagi [H.], 1954:213 [40], Fig. 1] Notes: [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Current status: Valid as Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia to Philippines, Australia, New Caledonia and to Taiwan and southern Japan. Habitat: marine. (fasciatus) [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 823] Keelung, Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Habitat: marine. (rubescens) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 63 (no. 5); ref. 130] Kowan, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889). Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Notograptus Gunther, 1867 - spiny basslet [=Notograptus Günther [A.], 1867:63, Blanchardia Castelnau [F. L.], 1875:47] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 115); ref. 1988] Masc. Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867. Type by monotypy. Mooi & Gill 2004:179 [ref. 27890] include the former family Notograptidae in Plesiopidae, subfamily Acanthoclininae. •Valid as Notograptus Günther, 1867 -- (Tyler & Smith 1970:1 [ref. 7789], Gill & Mooi 1993:335 [ref. 21341], Mooi 1999:2586 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:179 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1051 [ref. 28997], Gill at al. 2013:216 [ref. 33020]). Current status: Valid as Notograptus Günther, 1867. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. (Blanchardia) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Fem. Blanchardia maculata Castelnau, 1875. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Notograptus Günther, 1867 -- (Gill & Mooi 1993:335 [ref. 21341], Mooi 1999:2586 [ref. 24831]). Current status: Synonym of Notograptus Günther, 1867. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae.

Species Notograptus gregoryi Whitley, 1941 - Shark Bay eelblenny [=Notograptus gregoryi Whitley [G. P.], 1941:39, Pl. 1 (fig. 26)] Notes: [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4701] Useless Inlet, Shark Bay, Western Australia, depth 2-3 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Notograptus gregoryi Whitley, 1941. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Notograptus guttatus Gunther, 1867 - spotted eelblenny [=Notograptus guttatus Günther [A.], 1867:64, Notograptus kauffmani Tyler [J. C.] & Smith [C. L.], 1970:2, Fig. 1, Notograptus livingstonei Whitley [G. P.] 1931:120, Blanchardia maculata Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:47] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 20 (no. 115); ref. 1988] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine. (kauffmani) [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 431; ref. 7789] Little Hope Island, about 5 miles off the coast of northern Queensland, Australia, depth 0-2 feet. Current status: Synonym of Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine. (livingstonei) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 3); ref. 4673] Between tide marks at Broome, Western Australia. Current status: Synonym of Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine. (maculata) [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reposrt and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Castelnau specimens: ?QM I.875 (1). •Synonym of Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867 -- (Tyler & Smith 1970:7 [ref. 7789], Mooi 1999:2586 [ref. 24831], Hoese & Gates 2006:1051 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Synonym of Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Habitat: marine.

************************************************************************************************************************************************

SUBFAMILY Plesiopinae Gunther, 1861 - roundheads

GENUS Whitley, 1935 - roundheads [=Assessor Whitley [G. P.], 1935:231, Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Masc. Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Assessor Whitley, 1935 -- (Allen & Kuiter 1976 [ref. 7331], Hoese & Kuiter 1984:8 [ref. 5300], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:141 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:524 [ref. 12442], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1999:2581 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1053 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Valid as Assessor Whitley, 1935. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter, 1976 - yellow devilfish [=Assessor flavissimus Allen [G. R.] & Kuiter [R. H.], 1976:(204) 211, Fig. 5] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 4 (pt 3); ref. 7331] Pixie Reef, Great Barrier Reef, off Cairns, Queensland, Australia, depth 12 meters. Current status: Valid as Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter, 1976. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea and northern Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Habitat: marine.

Species Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935 - blue devilfish [=Assessor macneilli Whitley [G. P.], 1935:231] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Hayman Island, Whitsunday Passage, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Assessor randalli Allen & Kuiter, 1976 - Randall's assessor [=Assessor randalli Allen [G. R.] & Kuiter [R. H.], 1976:(204) 208, Fig. 4] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 4 (pt 3); ref. 7331] Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 6-23 meters. Current status: Valid as Assessor randalli Allen & Kuiter, 1976. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Fowler & Bean, 1930 - roundheads [=Calloplesiops Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1930:316, Barrosia Smith [J. L. B.] 1952:147] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 10; ref. 1477] Masc. Calloplesiops niveus Fowler & Bean, 1930. Type by original designation. •Valid as Calloplesiops Fowler & Bean, 1930 -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984:8 [ref. 5300], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:141 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:542 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:524 [ref. 12442], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1999:2582 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1053 [ref. 28997], Motomura 2009:97 [ref. 30446], Fricke et al. 2018:161 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Calloplesiops Fowler & Bean, 1930. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Barrosia) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 5 (no. 50) (art. 16); ref. 4083] Fem. Barrosia barrosi Smith, 1952. Type by original designation. Predates Barrosia Villers (June), 1952 in Hemiptera, Smith was Feb. 1952 (see Whitley 1965:25 [ref. 4733]). •Synonym of Calloplesiops Fowler & Bean, 1930. Current status: Synonym of Calloplesiops Fowler & Bean, 1930. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903) - comet [= altivelis Steindachner [F.], 1903:17, Calloplesiops abulati Roux-Estève [R.], 1956:77, Fig. 2, Barrosia barrosi Smith [J. L. B.], 1952:149, Fig. 2, Calloplesiops niveus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1930:317] Notes: [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 40 (no. 3) (for 22 Jan. 1903); ref. 19244] Nias Island, off western coast of Sumatra [Pulau Nias, Sumatera Utara Province, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to Line Islands, Tuamoto and Tonga islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (abulati) [Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco (Nouvelle Série) v. 32 (no. 22); ref. 12223] Abu Latt/Alith Island, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea, 19°58.0'N, 40°07.6'E. Current status: Synonym of Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (barrosi) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 5 (no. 50) (art. 16); ref. 4083] Barrier reef at Baixo Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Current status: Synonym of Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (niveus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 10; ref. 1477] Gomomo Island, Pitt Passage, Philippines. Current status: Synonym of Calloplesiops altivelis (Steindachner, 1903). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Calloplesiops argus Fowler & Bean, 1930 - argus roundhead [=Calloplesiops argus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.], 1930:318] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 10; ref. 1477] Gane Road, Gillolo Island, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Calloplesiops argus Fowler & Bean, 1930. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Fraudella Whitley, 1935 - roundheads [=Fraudella Whitley [G. P.], 1935:229] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] Fem. Fraudella carassiops Whitley, 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Probably valid as Fraudella Whitley, 1935 -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984:8 [ref. 5300]). •Valid as Fraudella Whitley 1935 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:525 [ref. 12442], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1999:2581 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1053 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Valid as Fraudella Whitley, 1935. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Fraudella carassiops Whitley, 1935 - Whitley's fraudella [=Fraudella carassiops Whitley [G. P.], 1935:229, Pl. 18 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 4); ref. 4683] In a sponge dredged north of North-West Islet, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia, depth 20 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Fraudella carassiops Whitley, 1935. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Bleeker, 1875 - roundheads, longfins [=Paraplesiops Bleeker [P.], 1875:3, Acanthogonia (subgenus of Paraplesiops) Ogilby [J. D.], 1918:45, Bleeckeria Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:14, Ruppelia Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:51] Notes: [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 15 (art 5); ref. 444] Masc. Plesiops bleekeri Günther, 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Hoese & Kuiter 1984 [ref. 5300] and Paxton et al. 1989:525 [ref. 12442] for discussion of problems surrounding the names Ruppelia, Bleeckeria and Lacepedia as proposed by Castelnau 1873. •Valid as Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875 -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984 [ref. 5300], Hutchins 1987:231 [ref. 11465], Paxton et al. 1989:525 [ref. 12442], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Gomon et al. 1994:552 [ref. 22532], Mooi 1999:2582 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1054 [ref. 28997], Mooi 2008:551 [ref. 30652]). Current status: Valid as Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Acanthogonia) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 6; ref. 3298] Fem. Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by McCulloch 1929 [ref. 2948]. Misspelled Acanthagonia by Jordan 1920:564 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875 -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984:9 [ref. 5300]). Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Bleeckeria) [International Exhibition Essays, 1872-3. No. 5; ref. 759] Fem. Bleeckeria catafracta Castelnau, 1873. Type by monotypy. If Bleeckeria (before May 1873) is named for Bleeker, then the genus was misspelled and is preoccupied by Bleekeria Günther, 1862. •Synonym of Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875 -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984:9 [ref. 5300]). Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Ruppelia) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Fem. Ruppelia prolongata Castelnau, 1873. Type by monotypy. See account of Bleeckeria Castelnau. Sometimes regarded as misspelled, emended to Ruppellia and therefore preoccupied by Ruppellia Swainson, 1839 in Gobiidae; not replaced. Not to be corrected and not preoccupied by Rueppellia Swainson, 1839, Kullander 2016:95 [ref. 34436]. •Synonym of Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875 -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984:9 [ref. 5300]). Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese & Kuiter, 1984 - Alison's blue devil [=Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese [D. F.] & Kuiter [R. H.], 1984:11, Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Records of the Australian Museum v. 36; ref. 5300] Portsea Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia [southeastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese & Kuiter, 1984. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Paraplesiops bleeker Gunther, 1861 - Eastern blue devil [=Plesiops bleekeri Günther [A.], 1861:364] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Norfolk Island [probably erroneous, is eastern Australia]. Current status: Valid as (Günther, 1861). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia (southern Queensland, northern New South Wales). Habitat: marine.

Species Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869) - [=Plesiops meleagris Peters [W. (C. H.)], 1869:708, Bleeckeria catafracta Castelnau [F. L. de], 1873:14, Plesiops gigas Steindachner [F.], 1883:196, Ruppelia prolongata Castelnau [F. L.], 1873:51] Notes: [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu 1869; ref. 14098] Adelaide, South Australia [southeastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Southern Australia: Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine. (catafracta) [International Exhibition Essays, 1872-3. No. 5; ref. 759] Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (gigas) [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 20 (no. 22); ref. 20488] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (prolongata) [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Victoria, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908 - Northern blue devil [=Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby [J. D.], 1908:17, Paraplesiops jolliffei Ogilby [J. D.], 1916:112] Notes: [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 21; ref. 3286] Mud Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Valid as Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia (Queensland to northern New South Wales). Habitat: marine. (jolliffei) [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 28; ref. 15124] Green Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Paraplesiops sinclairi Hutchins, 1987 - [=Paraplesiops sinclairi Hutchins [J. B.], 1987:231, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 11465] East of Esperance, Lucky Bay, Western Australia, 34°00'S, 122°14'E, depth 24 meters. Current status: Valid as Paraplesiops sinclairi Hutchins, 1987. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Plesiops Oken, 1817 - roundheads [=Plesiops Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier), 1817:1182, Cirrhiptera Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.], in Bleeker, 1853:280, Pharopteryx Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1828:15, Pseudochromichthys Schmidt [P. J.], 1931:180] Notes: [Isis (Oken) v. 1 (pt 8) (no. 148); ref. 3303] Masc. Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828. Type by subsequent designation. Based on "Les Plésiops" of Cuvier 1816:266 [ref. 993] (not latinized, not available). Type not named with original description; first addition of species not researched; type by subsequent designation of Bleeker 1876:322 [ref. 448] (see Mooi 1995:7 [ref. 22053]). Kottelat dates to Cuvier 1816:266 [ref. 993] and claims it is available. •Valid as Plesiops Oken, 1817 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:140 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:543 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:526 [ref. 12442], Mooi & Randall 1991:373 [ref. 19340], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1995 [ref. 22053], Mooi 1999:2582 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1055 [ref. 28997] with author as Bosc 1818, Motomura 2009:98 [ref. 30446], Fricke et al. 2018:162 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Plesiops Oken, 1817. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Cirrhiptera) [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Fem. Not available; name mentioned in passing in synonymy of Plesiops as Cirrhiptera corallicola van Hasselt. Also in Bleeker 1876:322 [ref. 448] as name in synonymy attributed to Kuhl & van Hasselt. Apparently never used as a valid name or senior homonym. •In the synonymy of Plesiops Oken, 1817. Current status: Synonym of Plesiops Oken, 1817. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Pharopteryx) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Fem. Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828. Type by monotypy. Spelling Pharopterix in index ruled an incorrect original spelling by ICZN and placed on Official Index (Opinion 1082). •Objective synonym of Plesiops Oken, 1817 -- (Mooi 1995:6 [ref. 22053]). Current status: Synonym of Plesiops Oken, 1817. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Pseudochromichthys) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 2; ref. 3938] Masc. Pseudochromichthys riukianus Schmidt, 1931. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Plesiops Oken, 1817 -- (Mooi 1995:6 [ref. 22053]). Current status: Synonym of Plesiops Oken, 1817. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Plesiops auritus Mooi, 1995 - golden roundhead [=Plesiops auritus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:12, Fig. 8] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Weligami, 180 meters offshore from the east of resthouse, Sri Lanka, depth 0.5-3 meters.

Current status: Valid as Plesiops auritus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and Andaman Sea to Indonesia, including western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops cephalotaenia Inger, 1955 - Inger's roundhead [=Plesiops cephalotaenia Inger [R. F.], 1955:272, Fig. 4] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12275] Sitankai, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Current status: Valid as Plesiops cephalotaenia Inger, 1955. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea to the Philippines and Ryukyu Islands, to Solomon Islands and Palau. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops coeruleolineatus Ruppell, 1835 - crimson [=Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1835:5, Pl. 2 (fig. 5), Plesiops nigricans var. apoda Kner [R.], 1868:346 [54], Plesiops melas Bleeker [P.], 1849:9, Pseudochromichthys riukianus Schmidt [P. J.], 1931:180, Fig. 1, Plesiops semeion Tanaka [S.], 1917:200] Notes: [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine. (apoda) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 3-4); ref. 2646] Savai'i, Samoa; Kandavu, Fiji Islands. Current status: Synonym of Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (melas) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [7]; ref. 321] Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia. Current status: Synonym of Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (riukianus) [Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. v. 2; ref. 3938] Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine. (semeion) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 345); ref. 4330] Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops corallicola Bleeker, 1953 - bluegill longfin [=Plesiops corallicola Bleeker [P.], 1853:280] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman [Pariaman, Sumatra, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]. Current status: Valid as Plesiops corallicola Bleeker, 1853. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman and Cocos-Keeling Islands east to Howland and Baker Islands and Suwarrow (Cook Islands), north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland (Australia) east to Micronesia, Tonga and Cook Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops facicavus Mooi, 1995 - facicavus longfin [=Plesiops facicavus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:29, Figs. 17-18] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Togian Bay, Togian Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Plesiops facicavus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Sulawesi [2 specimens]. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall, 1991 - genaricus longfin [=Plesiops genaricus Mooi [R. D.] & Randall [J. E.], 1991:384, Figs. 3, 5B, 6B, 8-9] Notes: [Copeia 1991 (no. 2); ref. 19340] Outside lagoon, One Tree Island, Queensland, Australia, depth 6 meters. Current status: Valid as Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall, 1991. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops gracilis Mooi & Randall, 1991 - threadfin longfin [=Plesiops gracilis Mooi [R. D.] & Randall [J. E.], 1991:374, Pl. 1A; Figs. 1-3] Notes: [Copeia 1991 (no. 2); ref. 19340] Auluptagel Island, southeastern end, eastern side of T-shaped peninsula, Palau Islands, 7°18'50"N, 134°29'52"E, depth 6-14 meters. Current status: Valid as Plesiops gracilis Mooi & Randall, 1991. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to Philippines, Caroline Islands. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991 - insular longfin [=Plesiops insularis Mooi [R. D.] & Randall [J. E.], 1991:379, Pl. 1B-C; Figs. 3-4, 5A, 6A, 7-8] Notes: [Copeia 1991 (no. 2); ref. 19340] Reef west of Mt. Lidgbird, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia, depth 25 meters. Current status: Valid as Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops malalaxus Mooi, 1995 - malalaxus longfin [=Plesiops malalaxus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:40, Fig. 24] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Tuléar, outside barrier reef, Madagascar, 23°S, 44°E. Current status: Valid as Plesiops malalaxus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar endemic. Habitat: marine. Species Plesiops multisquamata Inger, 1955 - spotted longfin [=Plesiops multisquamata Inger [R. F.], 1955:264] Notes: [Pacific Science v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12275] KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Current status: Valid as Plesiops multisquamata Inger, 1955. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: southern Africa. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops mystaxus Mooi, 1995 - moustache longfin [=Plesiops mystaxus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:44, Fig. 26] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Moheli, reef crest off middle of bay at northeastern tip of Ouenefou Island, 100 meters offshore, Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean, 12°23'25"S, 43°42'30"E, depth 0-1 meters. Current status: Valid as Plesiops mystaxus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: Oman, Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops nakaharae Tanaka, 1917 - Tanaka's longfin [=Plesiops nakaharae Tanaka [S.], 1917:199] Notes: [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 345); ref. 4330] Tomita, Ise Province, probably from the coast of either Shima or Kii (Kisyu), Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Current status: Valid as Plesiops nakaharae Tanaka, 1917. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops nigricans (Ruppell, 1828) - whitespotted longfin [=Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell [W. P. E. S.], 1828:15, Pl. 4 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Mohila [Al Muwaylih], Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Current status: Valid as Plesiops nigricans (Rüppell, 1828). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Gulf of Aden (northwestern Indian Ocean) and Red Sea. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855 - sharpnosed longfin [=Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker [P.], 1855:320, Plesiops oxycephalus okinawaensis Aoyagi [H.], 1941:429, Fig. 1] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 348] Batu Islands, Indonesia. Current status: Valid as Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Palau and north to Vietnam and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine. (okinawaensis) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 53 (no. 8); ref. 12679] Itoman, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Plesiops oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Plesiops polydactylus Mooi, 1995 - polydactylus longfin [=Plesiops polydactylus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:53, Fig. 30] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Northwestern side of Naviti Island, Fiji Islands, 17°06'S, 177°13'E, depth 80-100 feet. Current status: Valid as Plesiops polydactylus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops thysanopterus Mooi, 1995 - thysanopterus longfin [=Plesiops thysanopterus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:55, Figs. 31-32] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Pulo Boenta, off Achen Head, surge channel in coral reef, Sumatra, Indonesia, 5°33'10"N, 95°09'03"E, depth 2-12 feet. Current status: Valid as Plesiops thysanopterus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Sumatra, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Plesiops verecundus Mooi, 1995 - verecundus longfin [=Plesiops verecundus Mooi [R. D.], 1995:57, Fig. 33] Notes: [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Great Astrolabe Reef, Dravuni Islands, Kandavu, 0-50 meters offshore, Fiji Islands, 18°45'52"S, 178°31'13"E, depth 0-2 meters. Current status: Valid as Plesiops verecundus Mooi, 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the Philippines to Solomon Islands, Fiji, Palau to Australia and north to Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan) and Vietnam. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Steeneichthys Allen & Randall, 1985 - longfins [=Steeneichthys Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1985:186] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 6106] Masc. Steeneichthys plesiopsus Allen & Randall, 1985. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Steeneichthys Allen & Randall, 1985 -- (Allen 1987 [ref. 13386], Paxton et al. 1989:526 [ref. 12442], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Mooi 1999:2581 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1056 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Valid as Steeneichthys Allen & Randall, 1985. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Steeneichthys nativitatus Allen, 1987 - Allen's steeneichthys [=Steeneichthys nativitatus Allen [G. R.], 1987:13, Fig. 1] Notes: [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 48 (no. 1); ref. 13386] Near Smith Point, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 10°26'S, 105°40'E, depth 30-40 meters. Current status: Valid as Steeneichthys nativitatus Allen, 1987. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

Species Steeneichthys plesiopsus Allen & Randall, 1985 - plesiopsus longfin [=Steeneichthys plesiopsus Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.], 1985:187, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 6106] Outer reef slope 4 kilometers west of Bedwell Island, Clerke Reef, Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, about 17°18'S, 119°19'E, depth 35 meters. Current status: Valid as Steeneichthys plesiopsus Allen & Randall, 1985. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Western Australia and to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Trachinops Gunther, 1861 - longfins [=Trachinops Günther [A.], 1861:366, Paratrachinops (subgenus of Trachinops) Allen [G. R.], 1977:61] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Masc. Trachinops taeniatus Günther, 1861. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Trachinops Günther, 1861 -- (Allen 1977 [ref. 98], Hoese & Kuiter 1984:8 [ref. 5300], Paxton et al. 1989:526 [ref. 12442], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Gomon et al. 1994:556 [ref. 22532], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1057 [ref. 28997], Mooi 2008:554 [ref. 30652]). Current status: Valid as Trachinops Günther, 1861. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. (Paratrachinops) [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 5 (pt 1); ref. 98] Masc. Trachinops (Paratrachinops) brauni Allen, 1977. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Trachinops Günther, 1861. Current status: Synonym of Trachinops Günther, 1861. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae.

Species Trachinops brauni Allen, 1977 - Braun's longfin [=Trachinops (Paratrachinops) brauni Allen [G. R.], 1977:62, Figs. 1a, 2] Notes: [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 5 (pt 1); ref. 98] Off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, about 32°01'S, 115°26'E, depth 3-10 meters. Current status: Valid as Trachinops brauni Allen, 1977. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Australia: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Trachinops caudimaculatus McCoy, 1890 - McCoy's longfin [=Trachinops caudimaculatus McCoy [F.], 1890:341, Pl. 194, Pseudochromis rodwayi Johnston [R. M.], 1902:6] Notes: [Prodromus of the zoology of Victoria; figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victorial indigenous .; ref. 17756] Probably from Williamstown, Hobson's Bay, Victoria, Australia. Current status: Valid as Trachinops caudimaculatus McCoy, 1890. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Habitat: marine. (rodwayi) [Abstracts and Proceedings of the Royal Society Tasmania Apr. 29; ref. 19330] Macquarie harbor, Tasmania, Australia. Current status: Synonym of Trachinops caudimaculatus McCoy 1890. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.

Species Trachinops noarlungae Glover, in Scott et al., 1974 - Glover's longfin [=Trachinops noarlungae Glover [C. J. M.], in Scott, Glover & Southcoat, 1974:225, Fig.] Notes: [Marine and freshwater fishes of South Australia; ref. 8422] Port Noarlunga, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia, 35°09'S, 138°29'E. Current status: Valid as Trachinops noarlungae Glover, 1974. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

Species Trachinops taeniatus Gunther, 1861 - Eastern hulafish [=Trachinops taeniatus Günther [A.], 1861:366] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] New South Wales, Australia. Current status: Valid as Trachinops taeniatus Günther, 1861. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

***************************************************

Unavailable names, uncertain taxa corallicola, Plesiops Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] (ex Kuhl) 1835:5 [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Not available, name mentioned in passing; from Java -- (see Mooi 1995:29 [ref. 22053]). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. woodlarkensis, Plesiops Thiollière [V. J. de l'I.] in Montrouzier 1857:438 [160] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] Woodlark Island, South Pacific. No types known. On p. 160 of reprint. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.