paulayi, Plectorhynchus Steindachner [F.] 1895:180 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 18) (for 11 July 1895); ref. 14587] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): NMW 34565. Original genus should have been Plectorhinchus. •Valid as Plectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner 1895 -- (Fricke 1999:288 [ref. 24106], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2018:207 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:182 [ref. 37021], Heemstra 2022:274 [ref. 39773]). Current status: Valid as Plectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner 1895. Haemulidae: Plectorhinchinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya east to Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.