papuensis, Caranx Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:325, Pl. 10 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Hall Sound, Papua New Guinea. Syntypes: AMS I.16304-001 and 002 [ex MAMU F366] (2). •Valid as Caranx papuensis Alleyne & Macleay 1877 -- (Gushiken in Masuda et al. 1984:156 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz 1986:647 [ref. 5718], Daget & Smith-Vaniz 1986:312 [ref. 6207], Allen & Swainston 1988:72 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:578 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:162 [ref. 15987], Kottelat et al. 1993:110 [ref. 23448], Allen 1997:114 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:160 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:162 [ref. 25919], Lin & Shao 1999:56 [ref. 23921], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Myers 1999:140 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:248 [ref. 24106], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2715 [ref. 24833], Johnson 1999:734 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:802 [ref. 25086], Smith-Vaniz in Randall & Lim 2000:616 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:232 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:13 [ref. 25806], Sakai et al. 2001:96 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:33 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:802 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:38 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:625 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:77 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3323 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:305 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:229 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:121 [ref. 28745], Hoese & Gates 2006:1157 [ref. 28997], Springer & Smith-Vaniz 2008:29 [ref. 31826], Fricke et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:115 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:434 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Caranx papuensis Alleyne & Macleay 1877. Carangidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Marquesas Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Timor Sea (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia), and Tonga. Habitat: brackish, marine.