wheeleri, Plectranthias Randall [J. E.] 1980:175, Figs. 28-29 [Micronesica v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 6717] Manado Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia, depth 100 meters. Holotype: BPBM 22401. Paratypes: BMNH 1890.2.26.28 (1). Type catalog: Anderson 2018:34 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Plectranthias wheeleri Randall 1980 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:54 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:507 [ref. 12442], Lee 1990:18 [ref. 19830], Randall 1996:119 [ref. 23194], Allen 1997:82 [ref. 23977], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2470 [ref. 24815], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Chen & Shao 2002:64 [ref. 25977], Allen & Adrim 2003:32 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:991 [ref. 29078], Fricke et al. 2011:386 [ref. 31242], Wu et al. 2011:253 [ref. 31227], Allen & Walsh 2015:83 [ref. 33954], Anderson 2018:34 [ref. 36146], Wada et al. 2018:278 [ref. 36335], Wada et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37270], Parenti & Randall 2020:30 [ref. 37354], Gill et al. 2021:87 [ref. 38105], Matsumoto et al. 2022: 81 [ref. 39913]). Current status: Valid as Plectranthias wheeleri Randall 1980. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia north to Taiwan and Japan, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.