octolineatus, Helotes Jenyns [L.] 1840:18 [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.14.41. •Synonym of Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Vari 1978:253 [ref. 4514]). •Valid as Pelates octolineatus (Jenyns 1840) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:535 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:560 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:134 [ref. 25488], Allen et al. 2006:1338 [ref. 29004], Allen & Gomon 2008:618 [ref. 30653]). •Valid as Helotes octolineatus Jenyns 1840 -- (Davis et al. 2012:1173 [ref. 32013], Kottelat 2013:370 [ref. 32989], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Helotes octolineatus Jenyns 1840. Terapontidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia. Habitat: marine.