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Anoplogaster Günther 1859 ánoplos (ἄνοπλος), without a shield or unarmed; gastḗr (γαστήρ), belly or stomach, referring to abdomen of juvenile A. cornuta “without enlarged dermal scutes” (per Günther 18871) compared with serrated abdomens of presumably related genera (e.g., Hoplostethus) then placed in the catch-all family Berycidae (Beryciformes)

Anoplogaster brachycera Kotlyar 1986 brachýs (βραχύς), short; cera, from kéras (κεράς), horn, referring to short temporal and preopercular spines of juvenile specimens (absent in adults, which were considered a distinct species, Caulolepis longidens Gill 1883, until 1955) compared with longer spines of juvenile A. cornuta

Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes 1833) Latin for horned, referring long temporal and preopercular spines of juvenile specimens (absent in adults, which were considered a distinct species, Caulolepis longidens Gill 1883, until 1955)