Dactylanthias Bleeker [P.] 1871:Pl. 282 Masc. Anthias aplodactylus Bleeker 1858. Type by monotypy. Apparently correctly dates to Pl. 282 (probably published in 1871) as above; corresponding legend (p. 123) not published until 1876, corresponding text (p. 15) published in 1875. Also published in Bleeker 1873:156, 168 [ref. 432]. •Valid as Dactylanthias Bleeker 1871 -- (Kendall 1984:500 [ref. 13663], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2449 [ref. 24815], Randall 2006:83 [ref. 28979], Anderson 2018:12 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:12 [ref. 37354], Pogonoski & Gill 2021:426 [ref. 38140], Anderson 2022:568 [ref. 39757]). Current status: Valid as Dactylanthias Bleeker 1871. Anthiadidae.