Pterygotrigla Waite 1899

Richards, William J. & Yato, Takuji, 2012, The tropical species of the subgenus Pterygotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae: Pterygotrigla) with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3484, pp. 53-64 : 53

Genus Pterygotrigla Waite 1899

Diagnosis. Pterygiophores of first dorsal fin expanded to form flat, plate-like elements along base of first dorsal fin; body scales small <65 along lateral line. Vertebrae 26–28. Type species: Trigla polommata Richardson 1839 by original designation. Comprises three subgenera: Otohime Jordan & Starks 1907, Parapterygotrigla Matsubara 1937 and Pterygotrigla .