monoptera, Ptereleotris Randall [J. E.] & Hoese [D. F.] 1985:24, Pl. 3 (figs. c-d); Fig. 8 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 7; ref. 5197] Northern shore off Kuei-Hou, Taiwan, depth 6 meters. Holotype: BPBM 23140. Paratypes: AMS I.15678-007 (10), I.17429-001 (1), I.18275-001 (5), I.18785-003 (3), I.20820-003 (1); ANSP 153851 (1); BMNH 1985.4.18.3 (1); BPBM 11285 (20), 13341 (1); CAS 56433 (1), 54528 (1), 57216 (2); LICPP 1972215 (1); MNHN 1985-396; NSMT-P 23894 (1); ROM 46700 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 22849 (1); USNM 243244 (1), 269913 (1); WAM P.25236-017 (1), P.27077-002 (1), P.28449-001 (1). Plus others at BPBM labeled types. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:42 [ref. 19335], Bauchot et al. 1991:47 [ref. 19958], Moore et al. 2008:50 [ref. 30117], Ho & Shao 2011:59 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese 1985 -- (Randall et al. 1990:417 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:364 [ref. 23929], Randall 1995:348 [ref. 22896], Randall et al. 1997:417 [ref. 25919], Kuiter 1997:362 [ref. 25488], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:641 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1266 [ref. 25182], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Nakabo 2002:1266 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S120 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:567 [ref. 28239], Hoese 2006:1709 [ref. 28998], Ho & Shao 2011:59 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1001 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:295 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:97 [ref. 36871], Larson 2022:197 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Ptereleotris monoptera Randall & Hoese 1985. Microdesmidae: Ptereleotrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Oman, Socotra (Yemen) and Seychelles east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.