Beliops Hardy [G. S.] 1985:378 Masc. Beliops xanthokrossos Hardy 1985. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Mooi 1993 [ref. 21801] places the Acanthoclinidae as a subfamily of the Plesiopidae. •Valid as Beliops Hardy 1985 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:528 [ref. 12442], Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 1990:229 [ref. 16561], Mooi 1993:322 [ref. 21801], Gomon et al. 1994:558 [ref. 22532], Mooi 1999:2580 [ref. 24831], Mooi & Gill 2004:181 [ref. 27890], Hoese & Gates 2006:1050 [ref. 28997], Mooi 2008:550 [ref. 30652], Yerman & Leis 2011:79 [ref. 31400]). Current status: Valid as Beliops Hardy 1985. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae.