moeone, Polyprion Phillipps [W. J.] 1927:126 [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 58 (pts 1-2); ref. 15816] Kaikoura, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): CMC. New name for a specimen of Polyprion described and figured by Waite 1913:215, Pls. 5-6 [ref. 21808] as Polyprion americanus. •Valid as Polyprion moeone Phillipps 1927 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:514 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Sedberry 2003:1297 [ref. 27055], Paxton et al. 2006:978 [ref. 28994], Roberts in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2355 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2019:50 [ref. 36742]). Current status: Synonym of Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Polyprionidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.