Plectranthias retrofasciatus Fourmanoir & Randall, 1979
Plectranthias pallidus Randall & Hoese, 1995
Holotype: BPBM 22487, 61.8 mm SL, male (?).
Type locality: New Caledonia, Gazelle Pass, near northwest tip of island, depth 200 meters.
Illustrations: Fourmanoir & Randall, 1979:320, fig. 2; Peristiwady, Makaitipu, Satrioajie & Wibowo, 2014:88, fig. 1.
Counts: D: X, 16. A: III, 7. P: 13. C: 17. V: 26. GR: 16 (5 + 11). LL: 29. CP: 14.
Distribution: western South Pacific: off New Caledonia and North Sulawesi, Indonesia.