| Nominal Species (n = 21) | Present allocation (n = 16) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Neoscombrops annectens Gilchrist, 1922 | Verilus cynodon | 55728 |
| Neoscombrops annectens (non Gilchrist, 1922) | Verilus pacificus | 37257 |
| Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896 | Verilus anomalus | 9563 |
| Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984 | Verilus atlanticus | 34711 |
| Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001 | Malakichthys barbatus | 40964 |
| Verilus costai Schwarzhans, Mincarone & Villarins, 2020 | Verilus costai | 122020 |
| Acropoma cynodon Regan, 1921 | Verilus cynodon | 2710 |
| Malakichthys elegans (non Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943) | Malakichthys barbatus | 40964 |
| Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943 | Malakichthys elegans | 7300 |
| Malakichthys griseus (non Döderlein, 1883) | Malakichthys similis | 76883 |
| Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883 | Malakichthys griseus | 637 |
| Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 | Malakichthys levis | 44351 |
| Plectropoma macrophthalmos Tschudi, 1846 | Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos | 58462 |
| Satsuma macrops Smith & Pope, 1906 | Malakichthys griseus | 76883 |
| Malakichthys mochizuki Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 | Malakichthys mochizuki | 44351 |
| Neoscombrops pacificus Mochizuki, 1979 | Verilus pacificus | 36028 |
| Synagrops pseudomicrolepis Schultz, 1940 | Verilus pseudomicrolepis | 116586 |
| Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004 | Malakichthys similis | 76883 |
| Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860 | Verilus sordidus | 9626 |
| Verilus starnesi Yamanoue, 2016 | Verilus starnesi | 123567 |
| Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 | Malakichthys wakiyae | 559 |