microstomus, Lutjanus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1802:181, 216 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Grand océan équinoxial [rivers of Madagascar]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1981:37 [ref. 21549], Bauchot et al. 1983:47 [ref. 21546]. Unneeded replacement name for Labrus commersonnii Lacepède (ex Commerson) 1801. Based on a drawing in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). Type locality according to Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:253 [ref. 999]. Illustrated in Lacepède 1801:Pl. 23 (fig. 1) [ref. 2710] as Labrus commersonnii. •Synonym of Pomadasys hasta (Bloch 1790) -- (Roux 1986:329 [ref. 6209]). •Synonym of Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:348 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède 1801) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:209 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:168 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Synonym of Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède 1801). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.