| Nominal Species (n = 36) | Present allocation (n = 23) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Cepola abbreviata Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthocepola abbreviata | 6192 |
| Cepola aotea Waite, 1910 | Cepola haastii | 11954 |
| Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Cepola australis Ogilby, 1899 | Cepola australis | 9002 |
| Loxopseudochromis dorypterus Fowler, 1934 | Owstonia dorypterus | 40966 |
| Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Opsipseudochromis grammodon Fowler, 1934 | Owstonia grammodon | 93627 |
| Hypolycodes haastii Hector, 1881 | Cepola haastii | 26282 |
| Cepola indica Day, 1888 | Acanthocepola indica | 26282 |
| Owstonia japonica Kamohara, 1935 | Owstonia grammodon | 94664 |
| Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Cepola krusensternii Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | Acanthocepola krusensternii | 12965 |
| Cepola limbata Valenciennes, 1835 | Acanthocepola limbata | 26282 |
| Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Owstonia maccullochi Whitley, 1934 | Owstonia maccullochi | 47839 |
| Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cepola macrophthalma | 36656 |
| Sphenanthias macrophthalmus Fourmanoir, 1985 | Sphenanthias macrophthalmus | 82235 |
| Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Parasphenanthias microlepis Fowler, 1934 | Owstonia weberi | 6648 |
| Sphenanthias nigromarginatus Fourmanoir, 1985 | Sphenanthias nigromarginatus | 82235 |
| Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Cepola pauciradiata Cadenat, 1950 | Cepola pauciradiata | 5985 |
| Sphenanthias pectinifer Myers, 1939 | Owstonia pectinifer | 93627 |
| Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Owstonia sarmiento Liao, Reyes & Shao, 2009 | Owstonia sarmiento | 82235 |
| Cepola schlegelii Bleeker, 1854 | Cepola schlegelii | 40966 |
| Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Sphenanthias sibogae Weber, 1913 | Sphenanthias sibogae | 47839 |
| Sphenanthias simoterus Smith, 1968 | Sphenanthias simoterus | 82235 |
| Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Pseudocepola taeniosoma Kamohara, 1935 | Pseudocepola taeniosoma | 559 |
| Owstonia tosaensis Kamohara, 1934 | Sphenanthias tosaensis | 559 |
| Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka, 1908 | Owstonia totomiensis | 559 |
| Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839 | Cepola macrophthalma | 5985 |
| Parasphenanthias weberi Gilchrist, 1922 | Owstonia weberi | 6648 |
| Sphenanthias whiteheadi Talwar, 1973 | Sphenanthias whiteheadi | 88162 |