preopercularis, Planctanthias Fowler [H. W.] 1935:385, Figs. 18-19 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1421] Washed ashore, KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: ANSP 63916 (with paratypes). Paratypes: ANSP 63917-31 (15). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:156 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Anthias cooperi Regan 1902 -- (Heemstra & Randall 1986:511 [ref. 5667]). •Synonym of Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan 1902) -- (Heemstra & Akhilesh 2012:138 [ref. 32094], Parenti & Randall 2020:34 [ref. 37354], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:106 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan 1902). Anthiadidae. Habitat: marine.