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Species in the genus Caesio: [ 19 ] records

azuraureus, Caesio Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:130 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1707 or 1767. Paralectotypes: SMF 8614 (1) Jiddah. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:137 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Caesio azuraureus Rüppell 1830 -- (Dor 1984:137 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801 -- (Carpenter 1987:22 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:35 [ref. 9296], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

caerulaureus, Caesio Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:85, 86 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 3; ref. 2710] Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN (whereabouts unknown). Based on the "Caesio (novissim. genus)" of Commerson 1767-1771:1-15 [386-400] [ref. 41292]. Original spelling 'cærulaureus'. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:281 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:31, 32 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Caesio caerulaureus Lacepède 1801 -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:171 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:579 [ref. 5712], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268]). •Valid as Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801 -- (Carpenter 1987:22 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:35 [ref. 9296], Winterbottom et al. 1989:35 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:186 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:187 [ref. 23929], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:285 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:38 [ref. 25356], Reader & Leis 1996:321 [ref. 21284], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:295 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:130 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:88 [ref. 26476] as coerulaura dated 1802, Kuiter 1997:188 [ref. 25488], Myers 1999:147 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:280 [ref. 24106], Johnson 1999:736 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:833 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:256 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:103 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:2926 [ref. 26100], Nakabo 2002:833 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830] as carulaurea, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:627 [ref. 27495], Peristiwady et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:86 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:207 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:258 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1194 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:63 [ref. 30213], Satapoomin in Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:144 [ref. 31128], Allen & Erdmann 2012:460 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:260 [ref. 32706], Holleman et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32876], Yoshida et al. 2013:135 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:88 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:137 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:201 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Satapoomin in Kimura et al. 2018:156 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36871], Chakraborty et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37356], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 25 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 37272], Wada et al. 2021:41 [ref. 38521], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:254 [ref. 39754], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:191 [ref. 41223], Kar et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40502], Allen & Erdmann 2024:473 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Aliwal Shoal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), India, east to Marshall Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to off northwestern Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

cuning, Sparus Bloch [M. E.] 1791:31, Pl. 263 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 5; ref. 4867] East Indies. Syntypes: ZMB 8594 (1, dry, missing), 8742 (1, dry, missing). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:52 [ref. 24282]. On p. 27 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 8 [ref. 21381]. Species epithet spelled kuning by Maxwell 1921:94, Pl. 36 [ref. 30344]. •Valid as Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791) -- (Carpenter 1987:16 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:37 [ref. 9296], Allen & Swainston 1988:82 [ref. 25477] with Cuvier as author, Randall et al. 1990:186 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:187 [ref. 23929], Reader & Leis 1996:329 [ref. 21284], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:296 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:128 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:359 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:186 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:186 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:147 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:833 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:256 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:125 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:103 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:101 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:2927 [ref. 26100], Nakabo 2002:833 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:258 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1195 [ref. 29090], Satapoomin in Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:145 [ref. 31128], Allen & Erdmann 2012:461 [ref. 31980], Biswas et al. 2012:109 [ref. 41578], Larson et al. 2013:135 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:136 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:88 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:138 [ref. 35490], Naranji et al. 2018:12844 [ref. 36352], Satapoomin in Kimura et al. 2018:156 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36673], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 25 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 37272], Mohamad-Norizam in Motomura et al. 2021:33 [ref. 38121], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:255 [ref. 39754], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:9 [ref. 40448], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:191 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:473 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar east to Philippines, Palau and Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Shark bay (Western Australia), northern New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

erythrochilurus, Caesio Fowler [H. W.] 1904:528, Pl. 19 (upper fig.) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 1367] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: ANSP 27621. Paratypes: (18) ANSP 27622-29 (8). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:147 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791) -- (Carpenter 1987:16 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:37 [ref. 9296]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

erythrogaster, Caesio Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:442, Pl. 166 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-9376. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-5506 (2, dry) Indian seas; RMNH D292 (1) Java, D294 (1) Java; SMF 10711 [ex RMNH in 1829] (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:6 [ref. 21549] with MNHN 9376 as holotype. Type information: Bauchot & Daget 1996:243 [ref. 22899]. Lectotype selected by Eschmeyer 1998:541 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Caesio erythrogaster Cuvier 1830 -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:171 [ref. 6441], Chen et al. 1997:88 [ref. 26476]). •Synonym of Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791) -- (Carpenter 1987:16 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:37 [ref. 9296], Carpenter 2001:2927 [ref. 26100], Randall 2005:258 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:334 [ref. 28867], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:255 [ref. 39754]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

idreesi, Caesio Kar [C.], Mariyambi [P. C.], Raghavan [R.] & Sureshkumar [S.] 2023:4, Figs. 2-3, 4c [Journal of Fish Biology v. 103 (no. 6); ref. 40502] Lagoon off Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep Archipelago, India, 10°33.832'N, 72°39.067'E, depth 24 meters. Holotype: MTRLDST 125-0860. Paratypes: MTRLDST 125-0860-a (1), 125-0860-b (1). •Valid as Caesio idreesi Kar, Mariyambi, Raghavan & Sureshkumar 2023. Current status: Valid as Caesio idreesi Kar, Mariyambi, Raghavan & Sureshkumar 2023. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Central Indian Ocean: Kavaratti Island, Laccadive Archipelago, and Bay of Bengal, India. Habitat: marine.

lunaris, Caesio Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:441 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Red Sea; New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific; Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9560 (1) New Ireland, ZMB 1186 (1) Red Sea. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:6 [ref. 21549] with MNHN 9560 as holotype. Based on specimens, and on descriptions by Vlaming ('wackum-lauwd', no. 38). and Renard ('wackum mare', fig. 174, pl. 32). •Valid as Caesio lunaris Cuvier 1830 -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:171 [ref. 6441], Dor 1984:137 [ref. 29757], Carpenter 1987:18 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:38 [ref. 9296], Allen & Swainston 1988:82 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:35 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:187 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:38 [ref. 25356], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xi [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:206 [ref. 22896], Reader & Leis 1996:333 [ref. 21284], Allen 1997:128 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:174 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:89 [ref. 26476], Randall et al. 1997:187 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:147 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:281 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:833 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:103 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:2928 [ref. 26100], Nakabo 2002:833 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Peristiwady et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:86 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Randall et al. 2005:124 [ref. 28745], Allen et al. 2006:1195 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:63 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:461 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:260 [ref. 32706], Holleman et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32876], Fricke et al. 2014:88 [ref. 33932], Psomadakis et al. 2015:250 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:326 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:202 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:44 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:459 [ref. 37272], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:255 [ref. 39754], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:193 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:473 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio lunaris Cuvier 1830. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marshall Islands and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to off northwestern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Caesio Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:439 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-9345. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-5480 (1) Mauritius. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:6 [ref. 21549] with MNHN 9345 as holotype. MNHN 9345 designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:990 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801 -- (Carpenter 1987:22 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:35 [ref. 9296], Fricke 1999:280 [ref. 24106], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:254 [ref. 39754]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

mauritianus, Smaris Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:290, Pl. 44 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9315 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot 1973:993 [ref. 21548], Bauchot et al. 1981:21 [ref. 21549]. •Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801 -- (Carpenter 1987:22 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:35 [ref. 9296], Fricke 1999:280 [ref. 24106], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:254 [ref. 39754]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

nori, Caesio Montrouzier [X.] 1857:440 [162] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 162 of reprint. Name only in synonymy; from Woodlark I., South Pacific. •In the synonymy of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801 -- (Carpenter 1987:22 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:35 [ref. 9296]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède 1801. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

pulcherrimus, Caesio Smith [J. L. B.] & Smith [M. M.] 1963:29, Pl. 95 (fig. E) [The fishes of Seychelles; ref. 5319] Assumption Island, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 11. Described in more detail by Smith 1963:36 [ref. 32120]. •Valid as Caesio pulcherrimus Smith & Smith 1963 -- (Druzhinin 1973:54 [ref. 41045]). •Synonym of Caesio teres Seale 1906 -- (Smith 1986:579 [ref. 5712], Carpenter 1987:21 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:42 [ref. 9296], Randall 2005:259 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:334 [ref. 28867], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:256 [ref. 39754]). Current status: Synonym of Caesio teres Seale 1906. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

smaris, Caesio Cuvier [G.] 1829:187 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality. Available from footnote as, "C. smaris, N., ou Vackum mare, Renard, I, pl. 32, f. 174." •Questionably a synonym of Caesio lunaris Cuvier 1830. Current status: Uncertain as Caesio lunaris Cuvier 1830. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Caesio Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:131, Pl. 34 (fig. 1) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1767 (1) and SMF 8614 (1) Massawa, Red Sea [? now 17645 (1) and 17646 (1)]. •Valid as Pterocaesio striatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:138 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Caesio striata Rüppell 1830 -- (Carpenter 1987:28 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:40 [ref. 9296], Goren & Dor 1994:38 [ref. 25356] as striatus, Holleman et al. 2013:264 [ref. 32876], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:256 [ref. 39754], Kar et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Valid as Caesio striata Rüppell 1830. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

suevicus, Caesio Klunzinger [C. B.] 1884:46, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Die Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 2625] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: NMW 77818 (2), SMNS 3450 (1), ZMB 10575 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:7 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:19 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Caesio suevicus Klunzinger 1884 -- (Dor 1984:137 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Flavicaesio suevica Klunzinger 1884 -- (Kar et al. 2024:[3] [ref. 41202]). •Valid as Caesio suevica Klunzinger 1884 -- (Carpenter 1987:18 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:41 [ref. 9296], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:256 [ref. 39754]). Current status: Valid as Caesio suevica Klunzinger 1884. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Record from Lakshadweep (India) needs verification. Habitat: marine.

teres, Caesio Seale [A.] 1906:44, Fig. 13 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Shortland Island, Solomon Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): BPBM 1329. •Valid as Caesio teres Seale 1906 -- (Smith 1986:579 [ref. 5712], Carpenter 1987:21 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:42 [ref. 9296], Winterbottom et al. 1989:36 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:187 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:130 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:187 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:147 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:281 [ref. 24106], Nakabo 2000:833 [ref. 25086], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:257 [ref. 25191] as terres, Allen 2000:103 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:2929 [ref. 26100], Nakabo 2002:833 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S108 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:627 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:208 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:259 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1195 [ref. 29090], Fricke et al. 2009:63 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:121 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:462 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:260 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:88 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:43 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:202 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:459 [ref. 37272], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:256 [ref. 39754], Dewa et al. 2022:19 [ref. 40001], Farhana-Azmi et al. 2022:9 [ref. 40448], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:193 [ref. 41223], Sato et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40949], Allen & Erdmann 2024:474 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio teres Seale 1906. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Kiribati (Line Islands), Samoa and Tonga, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to off northwestern Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

translimitanus, Caesio chrysozonus Whitley [G. P.] 1933:80 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: (several) AMS. Holotype based on a specimen of Caesio chrysozona recorded from Australia by Ogilby. •Incertae sedis -- (Allen et al. 2006:1209 [ref. 29090]). Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Habitat: marine.

varilineata, Caesio (Caesio) Carpenter [K. E.] 1987:24, Pls. 2C, 6G [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 15; ref. 6430] Northeastern side of Jana Island, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, depth 10 meters. Holotype: BPBM 30816. Paratypes: AMS I.25457-001 (1); BMNH 1985.9.17.1 (1); BPBM 21197 (2), 29430 (4), 30688 (1), 30693 (9), 30817 (2); CAS 57406 (1); MNHN 1985-0877 (1); USNM 264359 (2); WAM P.25980-001 (1), P.25986-002 (1), P.25997-001 (4). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:26 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:29 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Caesio varilineata Carpenter 1987 -- (Carpenter 1988:44 [ref. 9296], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:206 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:174 [ref. 23922], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:208 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki in Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:145 [ref. 31128], Allen & Erdmann 2012:462 [ref. 31980], Holleman et al. 2013:262 [ref. 32876], Psomadakis et al. 2015:250 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:326 [ref. 36183], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Bos & Ogwang 2018:442 [ref. 41474], Eagderi et al. 2019:44 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36871], Kovačić et al. 2021:66 [ref. 39014], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:257 [ref. 39754], Allen & Erdmann 2024:474 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio varilineata Carpenter 1987. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Maldives east to western Sumatra and Java (Indonesia). Record as Lessepsian migrant in eastern Mediterranean Sea needs verification. Habitat: marine.

xanthalytos, Caesio Holleman [W.], Connell [A. D.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 2013:264, Figs. 1B, 3, 4A, C, D [Zootaxa 3702 (no. 3); ref. 32876] Off Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, 30°54.012'S, 30°27.48'E, South Africa. Holotype: SAIAB 56575. Paratypes: SAIAB, USNM. Name is used as a noun in apposition. •Valid as Caesio xanthalytos Holleman, Connell & Carpenter 2013 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:202 [ref. 35805], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:257 [ref. 39754], Kar et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40502]). Current status: Valid as Caesio xanthalytos Holleman, Connell & Carpenter 2013. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Kenya, east to northwestern Madagascar and Laccadive Sea. Habitat: marine.

xanthonotus, Caesio Bleeker [P.] 1853:466 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5709 (205-mm TL specimen of 2). •Mention -- (Dor 1984:137 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Caesio xanthonotus Bleeker 1853 -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:171 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Caesio xanthonota Bleeker 1853 -- (Carpenter 1987:18 [ref. 6430], Carpenter 1988:45 [ref. 9296], Winterbottom et al. 1989:36 [ref. 13251], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356], Randall 1994:264 [ref. 21644], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:xi [ref. 21953], Allen 1997:130 [ref. 23977], Fricke 1999:282 [ref. 24106], Carpenter 2001:2930 [ref. 26100], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:207 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:63 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:463 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:260 [ref. 32706], Holleman et al. 2013:268 [ref. 32876], Fricke et al. 2018:202 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 25 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:459 [ref. 37272], Mohanty et al. 2021:312 [ref. 38550], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:258 [ref. 39754], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:193 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:475 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio xanthonota Bleeker 1853. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Indonesia, including Cocos-Keeling Island and Christmas Island (Australia) Habitat: marine.