| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plectranthias ahiahiata Shepherd, Phelps, Pinheiro, Pérez-Matus & Rocha, 2018 |
Sunset perchlet | Southeast Pacific | 3.995 |
| Plectranthias alcocki Bineesh, Gopalakrishnan & Jena, 2014 |
Alcock’s deep-reef basslet | Western Indian Ocean | 7.22 |
| Plectranthias alleni Randall, 1980 |
Allen's perchlet | Eastern Indian Ocean | 7.1 |
| Plectranthias altipinnatus Katayama & Masuda, 1980 |
Northwest Pacific | 4.5 | |
| Plectranthias anthioides (Günther, 1872) |
Western Pacific | 25 | |
| Plectranthias azumanus (Jordan & Richardson, 1910) |
Azuma perchlet | Indo-West Pacific | 12 |
| Plectranthias bauchotae Randall, 1980 |
Western Indian Ocean | 8.17 | |
| Plectranthias bennetti Allen & Walsh, 2015 |
Bennett’s perchlet | Western Pacific | 5.5 |
| Plectranthias bilaticlavia Paulin & Roberts, 1987 |
Southwest Pacific | ||
| Plectranthias cirrhitoides Randall, 1980 |
Eastern Central Pacific | 5.72 | |
| Plectranthias cruentus Gill & Roberts, 2020 |
Bloody perchlet | Southwest Pacific | 5.73 |
| Plectranthias elaine Heemstra & Randall, 2009 |
Western Indian Ocean | 5.6 | |
| Plectranthias elongatus Wu, Randall & Chen, 2011 |
Pacific Ocean | 5.42 | |
| Plectranthias exsul Heemstra & Anderson, 1983 |
Southeast Pacific | 15.8 | |
| Plectranthias ferrugineus Gill, Pogonoski, Moore & Johnson, 2021 |
Rusty perchlet | Eastern Indian to Western Pacific | 4.49 |
| Plectranthias fijiensis Raj & Seeto, 1983 |
Western Central Pacific | 7.47 | |
| Plectranthias flammeus Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2013 |
Flame perchlet | Eastern Central Pacific | |
| Plectranthias foresti Fourmanoir, 1977 |
Western Central Pacific | 7.2 | |
| Plectranthias fourmanoiri Randall, 1980 |
Doublespot perchlet | Indo-Pacific Ocean | 4.7 |
| Plectranthias gardineri (Regan, 1908) |
Western Indian Ocean | 3.2 | |
| Plectranthias garrupellus Robins & Starck, 1961 |
Apricot bass | Western Atlantic | 10 |
| Plectranthias grahami Gill, Pogonoski, Moore & Johnson, 2021 |
Graham’s perchlet | Southwestern Pacific | 12.25 |
| Plectranthias helenae Randall, 1980 |
Pacific Ocean | 6.15 | |
| Plectranthias hinano Shepherd, Phelps, Pinheiro, Rocha & Rocha, 2020 |
Hinano’s perchlet | Eastern Central Pacific | 4.96 |
| Plectranthias inermis Randall, 1980 |
Chequered perchlet | Indo-West Pacific | 4.5 |
| Plectranthias intermedius (Kotthaus, 1973) |
Western Indian Ocean | 8.9 | |
| Plectranthias japonicus (Steindachner, 1883) |
Japanese perchlet | Indo-West Pacific | 12.9 |
| Plectranthias jothyi Randall, 1996 |
Indo-West Pacific | 9.2 | |
| Plectranthias kamii Randall, 1980 |
Kami's perchlet | Indo-Pacific Ocean | 28 |
| Plectranthias kelloggi (Jordan & Evermann, 1903) |
Central Pacific | ||
| Plectranthias klausewitzi Zajonz, 2006 |
Western Indian Ocean | 5.5 | |
| Plectranthias knappi Randall, 1996 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Plectranthias lasti Randall & Hoese, 1995 |
Trawl perchlet | Western Pacific | 6.8 |
| Plectranthias longimanus (Weber, 1913) |
Longfin perchlet | Indo-West Pacific | 3.5 |
| Plectranthias maculicauda (Regan, 1914) |
Spot-tail perchlet | Southwest Pacific | 8.3 |
| Plectranthias maugei Randall, 1980 |
Western Indian Ocean | 5.76 | |
| Plectranthias mcgroutheri Gill, Pogonoski, Moore & Johnson, 2021 |
McGrouther’s perchlet | Eastern Indian Ocean | 7.6 |
| Plectranthias megalepis (Günther, 1880) |
Western Pacific | 6.2 | |
| Plectranthias megalophthalmus Fourmanoir & Randall, 1979 |
Citron perchlet | Indo-Pacific | 6.1 |
| Plectranthias melanesius Randall, 1980 |
Melanesian perchlet | Southwest Pacific | 9.7 |
| Plectranthias moretonensis Gill, Pogonoski, Moore & Johnson, 2021 |
Western Pacific | 3.15 | |
| Plectranthias morgansi (Smith, 1961) |
Flagfin | Western Indian Ocean | 5 |
| Plectranthias nanus Randall, 1980 |
Bownband perchlet | Pacific Ocean | 3.98 |
| Plectranthias nazcae Anderson, 2008 |
Red splodge | South Pacific, Nazca Ridge | 15 |
| Plectranthias normanby Fricke, 2021 |
Four-eyes perchlet | Western Pacific | 2.71 |
| Plectranthias pallidus Randall & Hoese, 1995 |
Pale perchlet | Western Pacific | |
| Plectranthias parini Anderson & Randall, 1991 |
Parin's anthias | Southeast Pacific | |
| Plectranthias pelicieri Randall & Shimizu, 1994 |
Indian Ocean, from Mauritius and South Africa (northern KwaZulu-Natal), and probably also off Madagascar and Mozambique at comparable depths | 4.8 | |
| Plectranthias polygonius Shepherd, Phelps, Pinheiro, Rocha & Rocha, 2020 |
Polygon perchlet | Pacific Ocean | 3.23 |
| Plectranthias purpuralepis Tang, Lai & Ho, 2020 |
Purple-scaled perchlet | Northwest Pacific | 15.09 |
| Plectranthias randalli Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1980 |
Western Pacific | 11.07 | |
| Plectranthias retrofasciatus Fourmanoir & Randall, 1979 |
Western Pacific | 6.18 | |
| Plectranthias robertsi Randall & Hoese, 1995 |
Filamentous perchlet | Western Pacific | |
| Plectranthias rubrifasciatus Fourmanoir & Randall, 1979 |
Western Central Pacific | 4.9 | |
| Plectranthias sagamiensis (Katayama, 1964) |
Western Pacific | 6 | |
| Plectranthias sheni Chen & Shao, 2002 |
Northwest Pacific | 11.51 | |
| Plectranthias taylori Randall, 1980 |
Eastern Central Pacific | 23.75 | |
| Plectranthias vexillarius Randall, 1980 |
Western Indian Ocean | 8.24 | |
| Plectranthias wheeleri Randall, 1980 |
Spotted perchlet | Western Pacific | 8.28 |
| Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall, 1980 |
Western Pacific | ||
| Plectranthias winniensis (Tyler, 1966) |
Redblotch basslet | Indo-Pacific | 4 |
| Plectranthias xanthomaculatus Wu, Randall & Chen, 2011 |
Northwest Pacific | 5.76 | |
| Plectranthias yamakawai Yoshino, 1972 |
Western Pacific | 20 |