maekawa, Plectranthias Wada [H.], Senou [H.] & Motomura [H.] 2018:270, Figs. 1, 2a [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 2); ref. 36335] Off Gaja-jima island, Tokara Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 29°53ʹ04ʺN, 129°37ʹ11ʺE, depth 170 meters. Holotype: KAUM-I 110114. Paratypes: KAUM-I. •Valid as Plectranthias maekawa Wada, Senou & Motomura 2018 -- (Wada et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37270], Parenti & Randall 2020:28 [ref. 37354], Koeda et al. 2021:[8] [ref. 38721], Anderson 2022:571 [ref. 39757]). Current status: Valid as Plectranthias maekawa Wada, Senou & Motomura 2018. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Tokara Islands, Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.