purpurascens, Seriola Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:113, Pl. 61 [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D2192 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH D864 (1, stuffed), 1294 (1), D2271 (1, stuffed); ZMB 8148 (1, dry). Type catalog: Paepke 2001:329 [ref. 25566]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:103 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Seriola purpurascens Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:222 [ref. 19754]). •Synonym of Seriola dumerili (Risso 1810) -- (Smith-Vaniz in Whitehead et al. 1986:837 [ref. 13676], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1990:747 [ref. 18644], Lin & Shao 1999:63 [ref. 23921], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2738 [ref. 24833] as purpurescens, Mundy 2005:372 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Seriola dumerili (Risso 1810). Carangidae: Naucratinae. Habitat: marine.