Plectranthias mcgroutheri Gill, Pogonoski, Moore, & Johnson, 2021

Holotype: AMS I.22828-010, 74.0 mm SL.

Type locality: Australia, North West Shelf, 190 km northwest of Port Hedland, 19°01′ S, 117°12′ E, depth 200–202 meters .

Illustrations: Gill, Pogonoski, Moore, & Johnson, 2021:82, fig. 34.

Counts: D: X, 16. A: III, 7. P: 14. C: 17 (9 + 8). V: 26 (10+ 16). S: 3. GR: 15 to 19 (5 or 6 + 10 to 13). LL: 27 to 30. CP: 13 to 15.

Distribution: known only from specimens collected off Western Australia.