vanicolensis, Dules Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:478 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:102 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall & Randall 2001:243 [ref. 25399], Kottelat 2013:372 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Kuhlia rupestris (Lacepède 1802). Kuhliidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.