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Species in the genus Cristacirrhitus: [ 2 ] records

nigropunctatus, Cirrhitus Schultz [L. P.] 1950:(547) 549, Pl. 13 (fig. B) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 100 (no. 3270); ref. 10146] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: USNM 13218. Paratypes: MCZ 37223 [ex USNM 149584] (1), USNM 149584 (1). •Synonym of Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall 1963:399 [ref. 3599], Randall 1986:665 [ref. 5706], Fricke 1999:354 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall 2001:7 [ref. 25616], Donaldson & Randall 2022:80 [ref. 39891]). Current status: Synonym of Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier 1829). Cirrhitidae. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Cirrhitus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:70 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Madagascar. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-2772. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-5449 (1, dry) Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:12 [ref. 15502], Fricke et al. 2018:248 [ref. 35805]. Lectotype selected by Randall 1963:399 [ref. 3599]. •Valid as Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall 1963:398 [ref. 3599], Randall 1986:665 [ref. 5706], Fricke 1999:354 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Randall 2001:7 [ref. 25616], Fricke et al. 2009:76 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:248 [ref. 35805], Donaldson & Randall 2022:80 [ref. 39891]). Current status: Valid as Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier 1829). Cirrhitidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.