caripa, Pristipoma Cuvier [G.] 1829:176 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] East Indies and India. Syntypes: Among 8702 (1, lost), 8703 (1), 8712 (1, lost). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:39 [ref. 21546] based on 1830 description. On Russell 1803, pl. 124 and Bloch, pl. 326 (fig. 2). See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:261 [ref. 999]. •Synonym of Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch 1793) -- (Dor 1984:151 [ref. 29757], Roux 1986:329 [ref. 6209], Kottelat 2013:348 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2019:170 [ref. 37021], Heemstra 2022:280 [ref. 39773]). Current status: Synonym of Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch 1793). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.