Evistius Gill [T. N.] 1893:114, 123 Masc. Platystethus huttonii Günther 1876. Type by monotypy. Apparently based on a juvenile of Latridopsis Gill 1862, family Latridae -- (see Paxton et al. 1989:567 [ref. 12442], Hoese & Bray 2006:1317 [ref. 29000]). •Synonym of Latridopsis Gill 1862 -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:131 [ref. 36635] as Evistias). Current status: Synonym of Latridopsis Gill 1862. Latridae.