gigas, Plesiops Steindachner [F.] 1883:196 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 20 (no. 22); ref. 20488] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Species later described in more detail in Steindachner 1884:1089 [p. 25 of separate] [ref. 4234]. •Synonym of Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters 1869) -- (Hoese & Kuiter 1984:14 [ref. 5300], Paxton et al. 1989:525 [ref. 12442], Hoese & Gates 2006:1055 [ref. 28997]). Current status: Synonym of Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters 1869). Plesiopidae: Plesiopinae. Habitat: marine.