Paranthias (subgenus of Anthias) Guichenot [A.] 1868:87 Masc. Serranus furcifer Valenciennes 1828. Type by monotypy. See also Craig et al. 2001:127 [ref. 26133] and Craig & Hastings 2007:8 [ref. 29046]. •Synonym of Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider 1801-- (Craig & Hastings 2007:8 [ref. 29046]). •Valid as Paranthias Guichenot 1868 -- (Smith 1971:84 [ref. 14102], Randall et al. 1989:417 [ref. 12737], Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Heemstra 1991:55 [ref. 19323], Heemstra & Randall 1993:281 [ref. 21042], Baldwin & Johnson 1993:251 [ref. 27443], Heemstra et al. 2003:1312 [ref. 27060], Randall & Justin 2008:157 [ref. 29942], Craig et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31786], Ma & Craig 2018:453 [ref. 36100], Parenti & Randall 2020:90 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Paranthias Guichenot 1868. Epinephelidae.