Photopectoralis Sparks [J. S.], Dunlap [P. V.] & Smith [W. L.] 2005:316 Masc. Leiognathus aureus Abe & Haneda 1972. Type by original designation. •Valid as Photopectoralis Sparks, Dunlap & Smith 2005 -- (Yamanoue & Toda 2008:205 [ref. 29613], Chakrabarty & Sparks 2008:2 [ref. 29788], Chakrabarty et al. 2010:117 [ref. 31090], Abraham et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31311], Sparks & Chakrabarty 2015:187 [ref. 33740], Motomura et al. 2017:125 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:88 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Photopectoralis Sparks, Dunlap & Smith 2005. Leiognathidae: Gazzinae.