oligolepis, Holotrachys Whitley [G. P.] 1941:28, Pl. 1 (fig. 19) [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 4701] Between Cape Naturaliste and Geraldton, Western Australia, depth 20-100 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMS E.2479. •Valid as Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley 1941) -- (Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:114 [ref. 6441], Randall & Heemstra 1986:426 [ref. 5707], Allen & Swainston 1988:42 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:379 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:53 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:155 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Kotlyar 1996:90 [ref. 23292], Allen 1997:66 [ref. 23977], Kotlyar 1998:210 [ref. 24674], Fricke 1999:135 [ref. 24106], Nakabo 2000:493 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:493 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:310 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:781 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:150 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:34 [ref. 30213], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:111 [ref. 36167], Roberts 2015:1024 [ref. 34256], Kotlyar 2017:38 [ref. 35137], Randall & Heemstra 2022:411 [ref. 39719]). Current status: Valid as Pristilepis oligolepis (Whitley 1941). Holocentridae: Myripristinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Comoros, western Mascarenes (La Réunion); Western Australia; Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan); Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.); Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia, Kermadec Ridge; Rapa (French Polynesia), Easter Island; probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.