echinatus, Acanthoplesiops Smith-Vaniz [W. F.] & Johnson [G. D.] 1990:239, Figs. 1H, 2H, 11 [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. Holotype: BPBM 34177. Paratypes: ANSP 166316 (1), USNM 146453 (1). •Valid as Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990 -- (Mooi 1999:2585 [ref. 24831], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Mooi & Gill 2004:6 [ref. 27574], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Allen & Erdmann 2012:345 [ref. 31980], Gill et al. 2013:216 [ref. 33020]). Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.