sydneyanus, Pimelepterus Günther [A.] 1886:368 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 18 (no. 107) (art. 36); ref. 18205] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1883.11.29.5 (dry, stuffed). •Valid as Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther 1886) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:194 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:211 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:162 [ref. 25479], Gomon et al. 1994:612 [ref. 22532], Clements 1997:220 [ref. 23459], Kuiter 1997:200 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:738 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:264 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:36 [ref. 25847], Sakai 2001:3294 [ref. 26121], Sakai & Nakabo 2004:20 [ref. 27596], Randall 2005:306 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1323 [ref. 29000], Sakai & Nakabo 2006:348 [ref. 29152], Sakai & Nakabo 2008:2 [ref. 29523], Gomon 2008:599 [ref. 30616], Knudsen & Clements 2013:6 [ref. 32384], Knudsen & Clements 2013:9, 61[ref. 33031], Sakai & Nakabo 2014:[1] [ref. 33211], Knudsen & Clements 2015:1318 [ref. 34204], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259, 263 [ref. 34458], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Kyphosus sydneyanus (Günther 1886). Kyphosidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Southern Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: brackish, marine.