punctulatum, Pristipoma Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:124, Pl. 30 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 2238. •Synonym of Pomadasys furcatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Dor 1984:151 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell 1838) -- (Randall 1995:213 [ref. 22896], Iwatsuki et al. 1999:84 [ref. 23960], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:425 [ref. 33460], Jawad et al. 2014:23 [ref. 33531], Ali et al. 2018:327 [ref. 36183], Golani & Fricke 2018:98 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:70 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2019:171 [ref. 37021], Zajonz et al. 2019:78 [ref. 36871], Heemstra 2022:282 [ref. 39773], Zajonz et al. 2022:164 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Pomadasys punctulatus (Rüppell 1838). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian: Socotra (Yemen), Oman and Persian Gulf. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.