Cookeolus (subgenus of Priacanthus) Fowler [H. W.] 1928:190 Masc. Priacanthus japonicus Cuvier 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Originally based on a misidentified type species, Anthias boops Forster 1801; Priacanthus japonicus Cuvier 1829 was designated as the type to preserve current usage (Demirjian 2019:87 [ref. 36771]). Current usage (sensu Starnes 1988) as a valid genus distinct from Heteropriacanthus Fitch & Crooke 1984. •Valid as Cookeolus Fowler 1928 -- (Fitch & Crooke 1984 [ref. 4950], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:143 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:544 [ref. 5660], Starnes 1988:142 [ref. 6978], Paxton et al. 1989:542 [ref. 12442], Kon & Yoshino 1997:351 [ref. 23368], Starnes 1999:2592 [ref. 24834], Starnes 2003:1381 [ref. 27084], Parin 2003:S4 [ref. 28536], Paxton et al. 2006:1117 [ref. 28995], Shinohara et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31715], Motomura et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:163 [ref. 35805], Brown et al. 2019:177 [ref. 36444]). Current status: Valid as Cookeolus Fowler 1928. Priacanthidae.