porosus, Upeneus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:455 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Bay of Islands area, New Zealand. Syntypes: MNHN A-3466 (1), A-3468 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1985:8-9 [ref. 20735] with a holotype and paratype. See Hutchins 1990:491 [ref. 15762] for remarks on type locality. •Synonym of Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Ben-Tuvia 1986:592 [ref. 6314]). •Synonym of Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Hutchins 1990:488 [ref. 15762], Uiblein et al. 2024:17 [ref. 40891]). •Valid as Upeneichthys porosus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Kim 2002:62 [ref. 26347], Stewart 2015:1293 [ref. 34196]). Current status: Valid as Upeneichthys porosus (Cuvier 1829). Mullidae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.