Saloptia Smith [J. L. B.] 1964:719 Fem. Saloptia powelli Smith 1964. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Plectropomus Oken 1817 -- (Ma & Craig 2018:453 [ref. 36100]). •Valid as Saloptia Smith 1964 -- (Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:127 [ref. 6441], Randall & Heemstra 1991:298 [ref. 19601], Heemstra & Randall 1993:298 [ref. 21042], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2446 [ref. 24815], Hoese et al. 2006:1023 [ref. 28999], Craig & Hastings 2007:17 [ref. 29046], Craig et al. 2011:349 [ref. 31786], Parenti & Randall 2020:93 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Saloptia Smith 1964. Epinephelidae.