Ostichthys (subgenus of Myripristis) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] (ex Langsdorff) 1896:846 Masc. Myripristis japonicus Cuvier 1829. Type by original designation. Appeared first as "Langsdorff" (manuscript name) in synonymy in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:174 and dates to Cuvier (ex Langsdorff) 1829 and not Jordan & Evermann. •Incorrectly valid as Ostichthys Jordan & Evermann 1896 -- (Randall et al. 1982 [ref. 3602], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:114 [ref. 6441], Randall & Heemstra 1986:425 [ref. 5707], Randall & Wrobel 1988 [ref. 12743], Paxton et al. 1989:379 [ref. 12442], Chen et al. 1990:257 [ref. 16678], Randall & Myers 1993 [ref. 21001], Greenfield 2003:1195 [ref. 27041], Greenfield et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35170] with second author as Everman). Current status: Synonym of Ostichthys Cuvier 1829. Holocentridae: Myripristinae.