malalaxus, Plesiops Mooi [R. D.] 1995:40, Fig. 24 [Royal Ontario Museum Life Science Contributions No. 159; ref. 22053] Tuléar, outside barrier reef, Madagascar, 23°S, 44°E. Holotype: UMMZ 186072. Paratypes: MMNH 71-PE3 (1), ROM 60179 (1), USNM 320020 (1). Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:162 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Plesiops malalaxus Mooi 1995 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:162 [ref. 35805], Mooi 2022:150 [ref. 39750]). Current status: Valid as Plesiops malalaxus Mooi 1995. Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar endemic. Habitat: marine.