Goniistius Gill [T. N.] 1862:120 Masc. Cheilodactylus zonatus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:320 [ref. 7330]). •Synonym of Cheilodactylus Lacepède 1803, but a valid subgenus Goniistius -- (Randall 1983 [ref. 5361], Burridge 2004:233 [ref. 27777], Roberts & Gomon 2008:625 [ref. 30641]). •Valid as Goniistius Gill 1862 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:200 [ref. 6441], Burridge & White 2000:443 [ref. 24553], Randall 2001:3330 [ref. 26129], Randall 2007:205 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2015:26 [ref. 34709], Kimura et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:130 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Goniistius Gill 1862. Latridae.