taeniatus, Malacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:327, Pl. 381 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 13; ref. 1007] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Doreh Harbor, New Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN A-3671 (1) Mauritius, A-9308 (1) Mauritius, A-9309 (1) Mauritius, A-9310 (1) Doreh Harbor. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:24 [ref. 15502]. •Synonym of Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Dooley 1978:61 [ref. 5499], Fricke 1999:239 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède 1801). Malacanthidae. Habitat: marine.