Myripristis Cuvier [G.] 1829:150 [ref. 995]. Fem. Myripristis jacobus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as above (Mar.) with genus latinized in footnote, then in Cuvier & Valenciennce (Apr.) 1829 [ref. 4879]. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1896:846 [ref. 2443]. Spelled Myriopristis by Gill 1863:87 [ref. 1679]. •Valid as Myripristis Cuvier 1829 -- (Greenfield 1965:229 [ref. 21267], Woods & Sonoda 1973:368 [ref. 6899], Greenfield 1974 [ref. 7142], Randall & Guézé 1981 [ref. 6911], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:112 [ref. 6441], Randall & Heemstra 1986:422 [ref. 5707], Paxton et al. 1989:376 [ref. 12442], Chen et al. 1990:251 [ref. 16678], Kotlyar 1996:86 [ref. 23292], Randall & Greenfield 1996:5 [ref. 22543], Kotlyar 1998:205 [ref. 24674], Randall & Greenfield 1999:2226 [ref. 24790], Greenfield 2003:1193 [ref. 27041], Randall et al. 2003:405 [ref. 26954], Allen et al. 2006:777 [ref. 29066], Satapoomin 2009:51 [ref. 30463], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Dornburg et al. 2012:733 [ref. 32550]). Current status: Valid as Myripristis Cuvier 1829. Holocentridae: Myripristinae.