Photoplagios Sparks [J. S.], Dunlap [P. V.] & Smith [W. L.] 2005:314 Masc. Equula elongata Günther 1874. Type by original designation. •Valid as Photoplagios Sparks, Dunlap & Smith 2005 -- (Sparks 2006:1 [ref. 28783], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2007: 622 [ref. 29261], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2008:2 [ref. 29788]). •Synonym of Equulites Fowler 1904 -- (Kimura et al. 2008:204-205 [ref. 29614], Kottelat 2013:337 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:191 [ref. 35805], Suzuki & Kimura 2023:6 [ref. 40749]). Current status: Synonym of Equulites Fowler 1904. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae.