whiteheadi, Plectranthias Randall [J. E.] 1980:179, Fig. 30 [Micronesica v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 6717] Banda Sea, 5-6°S, 132-133°E, Kai Islands, Indonesia, depth 236 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1975.1.14.1. Type catalog: Anderson 2018:34 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall 1980 -- (Lee 1990:19 [ref. 19830], Randall 1996:118 [ref. 23194], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2470 [ref. 24815], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:610 [ref. 25122], Chen & Shao 2002:64 [ref. 25977], Ho & Shao 2011: 42 [ref. 31432], Wu et al. 2011:253 [ref. 31227], Allen & Walsh 2015:83 [ref. 33954], Anderson 2018:34 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:30 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall 1980. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Kai Islands (Maluku, Indonesia); Taiwan. Habitat: marine.