microlepidotus, Prionurus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1804:205, 211 [Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 12515] No locality [= New South Wales, Australia, Voyage of Péron]., Holotype (unique): MNHN A-7004. Type catalog: Bauchot & Randall 1996:63 [ref. 22195]. •Synonym of Prionurus scalprus Valenciennes 1835 -- (Choi et al. 2003:670 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède 1804 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:240 [ref. 7348], Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Randall et al. 1990:433 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:370 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Kuiter 1997:372 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:433 [ref. 25919], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:132 [ref. 26232], Randall 2001:161 [ref. 25804], Randall 2001:3665 [ref. 26301], Allen et al. 2006:1743 [ref. 29094]). Current status: Valid as Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède 1804. Acanthuridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.