Bathyanthias Günther [A.] 1880:6 Masc. Bathyanthias roseus Günther 1880. Type by monotypy. •Tentative synonym of Pikea Steindachner 1874 (Robins 1967:593 [ref. 3786]). •Valid as Bathyanthias Günther 1880 -- (Randall & Taylor 1988:4 [ref. 6429], Baldwin & Johnson 1993:258 [ref. 27443] in Epinephelinae, Heemstra et al. 2003:1312 [ref. 27060], Baldwin & Johnson 2014:7 [ref. 33312], Parenti & Randall 2020:103 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Bathyanthias Günther 1880. Liopropomatidae: Liopropomatinae.