Pervagor (subgenus of Stephanolepis) Whitley [G. P.] 1930:120 Masc. Monacanthus alternans Ogilby 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pervagor Whitley 1930 -- (Matsuura 1979:164 [ref. 7019], Tyler 1980:176 [ref. 4477], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:360 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 1986:3 [ref. 19371], Hutchins 1986:886 [ref. 5673], Matsuura & Sunobe 1990 [ref. 16022], Hutchins 2001:3932 [ref. 26316], Allen et al. 2006:1895 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:381 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:180 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:328 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pervagor Whitley 1930. Monacanthidae.