Polysteganus (subgenus of Dentex) Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:763 Masc. Dentex (Polysteganus) coeruleopunctatus Klunzinger 1870. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:359 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Dentex Cuvier 1814, but a valid subgenus Polysteganus as described -- (Bauchot & Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:886 [ref. 13676]). •Valid as Polysteganus Klunzinger 1870 -- (Smith 1978 [ref. 6936], Smith & Smith 1986:590 [ref. 5710], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011:16 [ref. 31500], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:133 [ref. 34109], Fricke et al. 2018:220 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:101 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus Klunzinger 1870. Sparidae.