auritus, Plesiops Mooi [R. D.] 1995:12, Fig. 8 [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Weligami, 180 meters offshore from the east of resthouse, Sri Lanka, depth 0.5-3 meters. Holotype: USNM 295539. Paratypes: ANSP 166921 (2); BPBM 22790 (2), 28697 (1); ROM 60180 (12); USNM 274552 (15), 274556 (2), 295538 (2), 295540 (2), 295545 (3), 295549-50 (1, 1), 313025 (7). •Valid as Plesiops auritus Mooi 1995 -- (Mooi 1999:2585 [ref. 24831], Mooi in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Allen & Erdmann 2012:347 [ref. 31980], Mooi 2022:149 [ref. 39750]). Current status: Valid as Plesiops auritus Mooi 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka and Andaman Sea to Indonesia, including western Indonesia. Habitat: marine.