octovittatus, Cheilodipterus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:163 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9143 (skin). Possible types: MNHN 0000-9145 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:64 [ref. 12478]. Replacement name for Cheilodipterus lineatus Lacepède 1801. •Synonym of Cheilodipterus lineatus Lacepède 1801 -- (Dor 1984:117 [ref. 29757], Fricke 1999:232 [ref. 24106]). •Synonym of Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepède 1802) -- (Gon 1993:30 [ref. 21133]). •Valid as Cheilodipterus octovittatus Cuvier 1828 -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000, Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Cheilodipterus octovittatus Cuvier 1828. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.