xanthopurpureus, Pseudupeneus Fourmanoir [P.] 1957:69, Fig. 51 [Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar. Série F. Océanographie v. 1; ref. 11992] Berafia Island, Mozambique Channel, depth 80 meters. Holotype (unique): IRSM. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1985:14 [ref. 20735]. •Synonym of Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall 2004:30 [ref. 28086], Randall 2005:297 [ref. 28239], Kottelat 2013:361 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:226 [ref. 35805], Uiblein & Randall 2022:361 [ref. 39855]). •Synonym of Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède 1802). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus heptacantha (Lacepède 1802). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.