Plectranthias inermis Randall, 1980

Holotype: BPBM 22468, 34.2 mm SL, male.

Type locality: southwest side of Caban Island, Batangas, Luzon, Philippine Islands, depth 30 meters. Illustrations: Heemstra & Randall, 2009: 9 (fig. 4), 17 (pl.1B & C); Kuiter, 2004:109, figs. A, B, C, at top; Randall, 1980:135, fig. 11; Williams et al., 2013:172, fig. 3.

D: X, 16 to 20. A: III, 7. P: 12 or 13. C: 13 or 14 (branched). V: 26 (10 + 16). S: 3. GR: 5 or 6 + 10 to 12. LL: incomplete, tube bearing scales 12 to 18. CP: 14 or 15.

Distribution: Indo–west Pacific: Mauritius, Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.