Plagioscion Gill [T. N.] 1861:82 Masc. Sciaena squamosissima Heckel 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Described by Gill 1861 without included species. First addition of species not researched. Type designated by Jordan and Eigenmann 1889:380 [ref. 2439]. •Valid as Plagioscion Gill 1861 -- (Chao 1978:43 [ref. 6983], Britski et al. 1999:142 [ref. 24147], Aguilera & Rodrigues de Aguilera 2001:66 [ref. 25927], Casatti 2002:2 [ref. 25936], Casatti & Chao 2002:1 [ref. 26002], Casatti 2002:173 [ref. 26626], Chao 2003:1587 [ref. 27097], Casatti in Reis et al. 2003:601 [ref. 27061], Casatti 2005:40 [ref. 28401], Bertaco et al. 2016:426 [ref. 34561], Parenti 2020:43 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Plagioscion Gill 1861. Sciaenidae.