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Species in the genus Polysteganus: [ 9 ] records

baissaci, Polysteganus Smith [M. M.] 1978:563, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 91 (no. 3); ref. 6936] Northwest of Gunner's Coin [Guoin], 19°56'30"S, 57°37'E, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 29. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 1350 (1). •Valid as Polysteganus baissaci Smith 1978 -- (Fricke 1999:294 [ref. 24106], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011:18 [ref. 31500], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:146 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:306 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus baissaci Smith 1978. Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

cerasinus, Polysteganus Iwatsuki [Y.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 2015:144, Fig. 4 [Zootaxa 4059 (no. 1); ref. 34109] Saya de Malha Bank, Mascarene Plateau, 19.10°54.75'S, 60°58.17'E, depth 127 meters. Holotype (unique): SAIAB 84183. •Valid as Polysteganus cerasinus Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015 -- (Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:307 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus cerasinus Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015. Sparidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank endemic. Habitat: marine.

coeruleopunctatus, Dentex (Polysteganus) Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:763 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 20; ref. 2621] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Lectotype: ZMB 7989. Paralectotypes: SMNS 1873 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1992:18 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:60 [ref. 29864]. Lectotype designated by Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:140 [ref. 34109]. •Valid as Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870) -- (Dor 1984:160 [ref. 29757], Smith & Smith 1986:590 [ref. 5710], Baranes & Golani 1993:308 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:44 [ref. 25356], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:232 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011:18 [ref. 31500], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:135 [ref. 34109], Fricke et al. 2018:220 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:101 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Bogorodsky et al. 2020:525 [ref. 38001], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:307 [ref. 39785], Zajonz et al. 2022:184 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870). Sparidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natral (South Africa) and East Africa east to Socotra (Yemen) and Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

flavodorsalis, Polysteganus Iwatsuki [Y.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 2015:141, Figs. 3A-C [Zootaxa 4059 (no. 1); ref. 34109] Nazareth Bank, Mascarene Plateau, 11.15°41.11'S, 61°04.54'E, depth 302-305 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 84079. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Polysteganus flavodorsalis Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015 -- (Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:307 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus flavodorsalis Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015. Sparidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Plateau (Saint Brandon's Sgoals/Cargados Carajos and Nazareth Bank). Habitat: marine.

lineopunctatus, Dentex Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:66, Pl. 6 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 15011] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1903.2.6.5. •Synonym of Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:590 [ref. 5710]). •Valid as Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903) -- (Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:140 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:308 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903). Sparidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

mascarenensis, Polysteganus Iwatsuki [Y.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 2011:14, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa No. 3018; ref. 31500] Mascarene Plateau, Mascarene Islands, 15°23.32'S, 61°13.41'E, depth 258-288 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 84109. Paratypes: SAIAB 84095 (1), 85544 (1). Plus images, availability of specimens uncertain -- they should be considered to be paratypes. •Valid as Polysteganus mascarenensis Iwatsuki & Heemsta 2011 -- (Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:146 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:308 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus mascarenensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011. Sparidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, Mascarene Plateau and Mascarenes. Habitat: marine.

natalensis, Dentex Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:156 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (2) SAM 9908 (1). •Synonym of Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:591 [ref. 5710]). •Synonym of Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903) -- (Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:140 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:308 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

praeorbitalis, Dentex Günther [A.] 1859:368 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Cape seas, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1851.10.26.8 (stuffed). Also listed was Plate XXIII. fig. A, but on preface p. vi it is stated, "The Plates referred to, and executed by Mr. Ford, will be published as a separate volume." •Valid as Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Günther 1859) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:591 [ref. 5710], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:232 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011:16 [ref. 31500], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:146 [ref. 34109], Fricke et al. 2018:220 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:308 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Günther 1859). Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

undulosus, Dentex Regan [C. T.] 1908:252, Pl. 40 [Annals of the Natal Government Museum v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 14355] 16 miles northeast of Bird Island, KwaZulu-Natal, and Table Bay, Cape Colony, South Africa. Syntypes: (more than 1) BMNH 1899.2.10.2 (1). •Valid as Polysteganus undulosus (Regan 1908) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:591 [ref. 5710], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:233 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011:16 [ref. 31500], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:147 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:63 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus undulosus (Regan 1908). Sparidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) to Delagoa Bay (Mozambique). Habitat: marine.