dentex, Plectropoma Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:394 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7678. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1984:20 [ref. 19232], Anderson 2018:24 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Othos dentex (Cuvier 1828) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:506 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:134 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:545 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:102 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:989 [ref. 29078], Roberts & Gomon 2008:548 [ref. 30641], Anderson 2018:24 [ref. 36146], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626], Parenti & Randall 2020:22 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Othos dentex (Cuvier 1828). Anthiadidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.