Pterotolithus (subgenus of Otolithes) Fowler [H. W.] 1933:354, 359 Masc. Otolithus maculatus Cuvier 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Otolithes. •Valid as Pterotolithus Fowler 1933 -- (Trewavas 1977:354 [ref. 4459], Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605], Talwar 1995:63 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 2001:3121 [ref. 26108], Ataur Rahman 2003:355 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:360 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2020:48 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Pterotolithus Fowler 1933. Sciaenidae.