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 .