Holocentrus Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:449 Masc. Perca adscensionis Osbeck 1765. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared originally as Holocenthrus (regarded as a typographical error by authors), after Holocentrus maxilla Gronow (rejected work). Type perhaps first designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:459 [ref. 2476], but Whitley 1933:68 [ref. 4677] and Whitley 1938:222 [ref. 25866] regards sogo Bloch as type. •Valid as Holocentrus Scopoli 1777 -- (Woods 1955: [ref. 12538], Woods & Sonoda 1973:333 [ref. 6899], Kotlyar 1996:82 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 1998:205 [ref. 24674], Greenfield 2003:1193 [ref. 27041], Dornburg et al. 2012:733 [ref. 32550], Brown et al. 2019:161 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Holocentrus Scopoli 1777. Holocentridae: Holocentrinae.