Oplegnathus Richardson [J.] 1840:27 Masc. Oplegnathus conwaii Richardson 1840. Type by monotypy. Unjustifiably emended to Hoplegnathus by Richardson 1844:144 [ref. 13097] and Hoplognathus by Günther 1865:184 [ref. 1980]. Species originally as conwaii, sometimes spelled conwayi; conwaii is acceptable. •Valid as Oplegnathus Richardson 1840 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:190 [ref. 6441], Heemstra 1986:632 [ref. 5660], Gomon et al. 1994:637 [ref. 22532], Parin 2003:S15 [ref. 28536], Bray & Hoese 2006:1349 [ref. 29049], Gomon 2008:619 [ref. 30616], Parin et al. 2014:376 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Trnksi 2015:1335 [ref. 34206], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Fricke et al. 2018:247 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Oplegnathus Richardson 1840. Oplegnathidae.