britannus, Sparus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:41, 132 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): not at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:87 [ref. 20898], Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:31 [ref. 15502]. •Synonym of Gerres oyena (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 1999:285 [ref. 24106] as oeyena). •Valid as Gerres britannus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Iwatsuki et al. 1999:391 [ref. 24200]). •Synonym of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:346 [ref. 32989], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:349 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède 1801). Gerreidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.