Anthias Bloch [M. E.] 1792:97 [ref. 470]. Masc. Labrus anthias Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. Anthias sacer Bloch 1792:99 is an unneeded replacement for Labrus anthias Linnaeus. Aylopon Rafinesque 1810 is an unneeded replacement, Anthias not preoccupied by Anthia Weber 1801 in Coleoptera. Anthias Bonaparte 1839:166 [ref. 4978] is also involved. •Valid as Anthias Bloch 1792 -- (Heemstra 1973 [ref. 55], Tortonese 1973:356 [ref. 7192], Anderson & Heemstra 1980 [ref. 5434], Allen & Starck 1982 [ref. 8518], Randall 1983 [ref. 6022], Tortonese in Whitehead et al. 1986:780 [ref. 13676], Heemstra & Randall 1986:511 [ref. 5667], Katayama & Amaoka 1986 [ref. 6680], Paxton et al. 1989:501 [ref. 12442], Baldwin 1990:943 [ref. 21029], Anderson & Baldwin 2000:370 [ref. 24574], Heemstra et al. 2003:1317 [ref. 27060], Anderson 2006:415 [ref. 28870], Anderson & Heemstra 2012:67 [ref. 31956]). Current status: Valid as Anthias Bloch 1792. Serranidae: Anthiinae.