Rhomboplites Gill [T. N.] 1862:236, 237 Masc. Centropristes aurorubens Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Centropristis. •Synonym of Lutjanus Bloch 1790 -- (Veneza et al. 2019:9 [ref. 36715]). •Valid as Rhomboplites Gill 1862 -- (Johnson 1980:10 [ref. 13553], Allen 1985:157 [ref. 6843], Anderson 1987:19 [ref. 13770], Chow & Walsh 1992:508 [ref. 21410], Anderson 2003:1481 [ref. 27091], Frédérich & Santini 2017:22 [ref. 40254] nested within Lutjanus, Silva et al. 2018:1111 [ref. 40255] nested in Lutjanus). Current status: Valid as Rhomboplites Gill 1862. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae.