Plectranthias maekawa Wada, Senou, & Motomura, 2018

Holotype: KAUM-I. 110114, 58.2 mm SL.

Type locality: off Gaja-jima Island, Tokara Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan; 29°53′04″ N, 129°37′11″ E, depth 170 meters.

Illustrations: Wada, Senou, & Motomura, 2018, figs. 1& 2.

Counts: D: X, 15 or 16. A: III, 7. P: 14. C: 15 (branched). V: 26 (9 + 17). S: 3. GR: 16 or 17 (5 or 6 +11). LL: 30.

Distribution: known only from Gaja-jima and Nakano-shima islands, Tokara Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.