diplospilus, Parapercis Gomon [J. R.] 1981:990, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 93 (no. 4) [1980]; ref. 8598] Visayan Sea between northern Negros and Masbate islands, Philippines, 11°22'00"N, 123°19'48"E, depth 38.4 meters. Holotype: USNM 220470. Paratypes: AMS I.21362-001 (3); BMNH 1979.11.2.1-3 (3); BPBM 22770 (3); CAS 44715 (3); USNM 220406-07 (1, 1), 220409 (6). •Valid as Parapercis diplospilus Gomon 1981 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:126 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:204 [ref. 23977], Johnson 1999:745 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:40 [ref. 25847], Randall 2001:3505 [ref. 26283], Allen et al. 2006:1490 [ref. 29090], Prokofiev 2008:877 [ref. 29939], Allen & Erdmann 2012:754 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:174 [ref. 32988], Matsunuma et al. 2016:192 [ref. 34947], Motomura et al. 2017:189 [ref. 35490], Johnson & Motomura 2017:126 [ref. 35593], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321], Allen et al. 2024:1301 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Parapercis diplospilus Gomon 1981. Pinguipedidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Habitat: marine.