bleekeri, Priacanthus Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:100 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Noble Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3074. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:84 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Starnes 1988:150 [ref. 6978]). •Valid as Priacanthus bleeker Castelnau 1873 -- (Kuiter 1993:151 [ref. 23929] but dated Lacepède 1801). •Synonym of Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:543 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:1119 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Heteropriacanthus carolinus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Fernandez-Silva & Ho 2017:343 [ref. 35348]). Current status: Synonym of Heteropriacanthus carolinus (Cuvier 1829). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.