theagenes, Caesioscorpis Whitley [G. P.] 1945:21, Fig. 11 [Australian Zoologist v. 11 (pt 1); ref. 4707] About 30 miles north of Carnarvon, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): WAM P.2795-001. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:18 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:19 [ref. 30117]. Placement in Serranidae follows Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847]. •Valid as Caesioscorpis theagenes Whitley 1945 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:490 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1033 [ref. 29000] in Serranidae, Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). •Valid as Caesioscorpis theagenes Whitley 1945 in Caesioscorpididae -- (Parenti & Randall 2020:131 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Caesioscorpis theagenes Whitley 1945. Caesioscorpididae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Shark Bay south to Albany (Western Australia endemic), Habitat: marine.