hardyi, Acanthoplesiops Fujiwara [K.] & Shinohara [G.] 2022:3, Figs. 1-3a [Ichthyological Research v. 70 (no. 3); ref. 39788] Southwest of Nagannu Island, Kerama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 26°14'27"N, 127°31'32"E - 26°14'26"N, 127°31'36"E, depth 53 meters Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 134458. •Valid as Acanthoplesiops hardyi Fujiwara & Shinohara 2022. Current status: Valid as Acanthoplesiops hardyi Fujiwara & Shinohara 2022. Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kerama Islands, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.