macrophthalmus, Pristipoma Bleeker [P.] 1863:52, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, [? Ashanti, Ghana or Ashantee, Guinea]. Syntypes: (2). Specific name treated as a noun. •Synonym of Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes 1832) -- (Roux 1973:392 [ref. 7200], Roux 1986:327 [ref. 6209], Parenti 2019:154 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Synonym of Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes 1832). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.