| Nominal Species (n = 66) | Present allocation (n = 34) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Pempheris adspersa Griffin, 1927 | Pempheris adspersa | 27769 |
| Pempheris adusta Bleeker, 1877 | Pempheris adusta | 95675 |
| Pempheris adusta (non Bleeker, 1877) | Pempheris malabarica | 95583 |
| Pempheris affinis McCulloch, 1911 | Pempheris affinis | 27116 |
| Pempheris analis Waite, 1910 | Pempheris analis | 2334 |
| Pempheris analis (non Waite, 1910) | Pempheris ypsilychnus | 27767 |
| Kurtus argenteus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Pempheris compressa | 75154 |
| Parapempheris argenteus von Bonde, 1923 | Parapriacanthus ransonneti | 6645 |
| Parapriacanthus beryciformis Franz, 1910 | Parapriacanthus ransonneti | 11441 |
| Pempheris bexillon Mooi & Randall, 2014 | Pempheris bexillon | 95447 |
| Sparus compressus White, 1790 | Pempheris compressa | 26282 |
| Pempheris dispar Herre, 1935 | Parapriacanthus dispar | 46206 |
| Pempheris elongata McCulloch, 1911 | Parapriacanthus elongatus | 26282 |
| Pempheris erythraea Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 | Pempheris mangula | 95675 |
| Pempheris flavicycla flavicycla Randall, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2013 | Pempheris adusta | 95675 |
| Pempheris flavicycla marisrubri Randall, Bogorodsky & Alpermann, 2013 | Pempheris adusta | 95675 |
| Pempherichthys guentheri Klunzinger, 1871 | Parapriacanthus ransonneti | 6645 |
| Pempheris japonica Döderlein, 1883 | Pempheris japonica | 27116 |
| Pempheris klunzingeri (non McCulloch, 1911) | Pempheris ypsilychnus | 27767 |
| Pempheris klunzingeri McCulloch, 1911 | Pempheris klunzingeri | 9563 |
| Pempheris kuriamuria Randall & Victor, 2015 | Pempheris kuriamuria | 106074 |
| Pempheris lineatus Ogilby, 1885 | Pempheris multiradiata | 75154 |
| Pempheris macrolepis Macleay, 1881 | Pempheris multiradiata | 75154 |
| Pempheris malabarica Cuvier, 1831 | Pempheris malabarica | 95583 |
| Pempheris mangula Cuvier, 1829 | Pempheris mangula | 95675 |
| Pempheris mangula (non Cuvier, 1829) | Pempheris nesogallica | 95675 |
| Pempheris mangula (non Cuvier, 1829) | Pempheris adusta | 95583 |
| Pempheris mangula (non Cuvier, 1829) | Pempheris malabarica | 95583 |
| Parapriacanthus marei Fourmanoir, 1971 | Parapriacanthus marei | 12925 |
| Pempheris mexicana Cuvier, 1831 | Pempheris schomburgkii | 95583 |
| Pempheris molucca (non Cuvier, 1829) | Pempheris tominagai | 95675 |
| Pempheris molucca (non Cuvier, 1829) | Pempheris malabarica | 95583 |
| Pempheris molucca Cuvier, 1829 | Pempheris molucca | 12965 |
| Pempheris muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 | Pempheris klunzingeri | 26282 |
| Pempheris multiradiata Klunzinger, 1879 | Pempheris multiradiata | 75154 |
| Pempheris nesogallica Cuvier, 1831 | Pempheris nesogallica | 95675 |
| Pempheris nyctereutes Jordan & Evermann, 1902 | Pempheris nyctereutes | 559 |
| Pempheris ornata Mooi & Jubb, 1996 | Pempheris ornata | 27767 |
| Pempheris otaitensis Cuvier, 1831 | Pempheris otaitensis | 41650 |
| Pempheris oualensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris tominagai | 95675 |
| Pempheris oualensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris mangula | 6645 |
| Pempheris oualensis Cuvier, 1831 | Pempheris oualensis | 1602 |
| Pempheris oualensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris adusta | 6645 |
| Pempheris poeyi Bean, 1885 | Pempheris poeyi | 9626 |
| Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 | Parapriacanthus ransonneti | 1602 |
| Pempheris rapa Mooi, 1998 | Pempheris rapa | 27769 |
| Pempheris rhomboidea Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 | Pempheris rhomboidea | 98397 |
| Pempheris russellii Day, 1888 | Pempheris mangula | 95675 |
| Pempheris sarayu Randall & Bineesh, 2014 | Pempheris sarayu | 95583 |
| Liopempheris sasakii Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 | Pempheris nyctereutes | 50838 |
| Pempheris schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1848 | Pempheris schomburgkii | 27116 |
| Pempheris schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 | Pempheris schreineri | 27116 |
| Pempheris schwenkii (non Bleeker, 1855) | Pempheris tominagai | 95675 |
| Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855 | Pempheris schwenkii | 2334 |
| Pempheris tominagai Koeda, Yoshino & Tachihara, 2014 | Pempheris tominagai | 95675 |
| Pempheris touea Cuvier, 1829 | Pempheris compressa | 95876 |
| Pempheris ufuagari Koeda, Yoshino & Tachihara, 2013 | Pempheris ufuagari | 92923 |
| Catalufa umbra Snyder, 1911 | Pempheris japonica | 95876 |
| Pempheris unwini Ogilby, 1889 | Parapriacanthus ransonneti | 93826 |
| Pempheris vanicolensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris nesogallica | 95675 |
| Pempheris vanicolensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris adusta | 95583 |
| Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier, 1831 | Pempheris vanicolensis | 6192 |
| Pempheris vanicolensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris tominagai | 95675 |
| Pempheris vanicolensis (non Cuvier, 1831) | Pempheris mangula | 95675 |
| Pempheris xanthoptera Tominaga, 1963 | Pempheris xanthoptera | 27116 |
| Pempheris ypsilychnus Mooi & Jubb, 1996 | Pempheris ypsilychnus | 27767 |