spilurus, Symphorus Günther [A.] 1874:61, Pl. 67 [Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee Bd 1 (Heft 3); ref. 18231] Palau Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1874.11.9.8. Spelled spilurns on p. 61, spilurus on plate, index (p. 126), and table of contents (p. III). •Valid as Symphorichthys spilurus (Günther 1874) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:168 [ref. 6441], Allen 1985:158 [ref. 6843], Anderson 1987:17 [ref. 13770], Randall et al. 1990:185 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:38 [ref. 25356], Leis & Bray 1995:430 [ref. 21283], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:293 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:126 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:186 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:185 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:144 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:827 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:618 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:100 [ref. 26368], Hutchins 2001:263 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:34 [ref. 25847], Anderson & Allen 2001:2917 [ref. 26099], Nakabo 2002:827 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:16 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:256 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1208 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2012:459 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:88 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36673], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:191 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:495 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Symphorichthys spilurus (Günther 1874). Lutjanidae: Paradicichthyinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines and Solomon Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.