cirrhitoides, Plectranthias Randall [J. E.] 1980:121, Fig. 5 [Micronesica v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 6717] Cave in reef, southwestern side of Karapoo Iti Islet at southern end of Rapa Island, French Polynesia, depth 60 feet. Holotype: BPBM 15066. Paratypes: BPBM 15067 (1), USNM 212177 (1). Type catalog: Anderson 2018:26 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Plectranthias cirrhitoides Randall 1980 -- (Randall 1996:121 [ref. 23194], Heemstra & Randall 1999:2470 [ref. 24815], Randall 2005:138 [ref. 28239], Allen & Walsh 2015:83 [ref. 33954], Gill et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34957], Anderson 2018:26 [ref. 36146], Parenti & Randall 2020:24 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Plectranthias cirrhitoides Randall 1980. Anthiadidae. Distribution: South Pacific: Rapa endemic. Habitat: marine.