parvipinnis, Malacanthus Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:283 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8039 (1), 0000-8893 (1), 0000-8894 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:23-24 [ref. 15502]. •Synonym of Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot 1848 -- (Dooley 1978:58 [ref. 5499], Shen & Lin 1984:11 [ref. 13822], Dooley 1999:2647 [ref. 24837], Mundy 2005:359 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot 1848. Malacanthidae. Habitat: marine.