trachys, Ostracion Randall [J. E.] 1975:59, Fig. 1 [Matsya No. 1; ref. 7463] Patch reef about 800 meters northeast of Grand Baie, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 18 meters. Holotype: BPBM 16323. Paratypes: BPBM 16329 (1). •Valid as Ostracion trachys Randall 1975 -- (Fricke 1999:600 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:120 [ref. 30213], Matsuura 2014:17 [ref. 33576], Heemstra 2022:451 [ref. 40260]). Current status: Valid as Ostracion trachys Randall 1975. Ostraciidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) endemic. Habitat: marine.