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| No. | Valid Name | Author | English Name |
| 1. | Acanthoplesiops cappuccino | Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2013 | Red Sea spiny basslet |
| 2. | Acanthoplesiops echinatus | Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990 | Hiatt's longfin |
| 3. | Acanthoplesiops hiatti | Schultz, 1953 | Hiatt's basslet |
| 4. | Acanthoplesiops indicus | (Day, 1888) | Scottie |
| 5. | Acanthoplesiops jessicae | Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2020 | |
| 6. | Acanthoplesiops naka | Mooi & Gill, 2004 | Tongan spiny basslet |
| 7. | Acanthoplesiops psilogaster | Hardy, 1985 | Barebelly longfin |