Cirrhitops Smith [J. L. B.] 1951:(627) 637 Masc. Cirrhites fasciatus Bennett 1828. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Cirrhitus. •Valid as Cirrhitops Smith 1951 -- (Randall 1963:419 [ref. 3599], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:199 [ref. 6441], Donaldson 1986:624 [ref. 6317], Randall 2001:6 [ref. 25616], Randall 2001:3323 [ref. 26128], Randall & Schultz 2008:15 [ref. 29982], Gaither & Randall 2012:221 [ref. 32260], Fricke et al. 2018:247 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhitops Smith 1951. Cirrhitidae.