frenatus, Gymnocranius Bleeker [P.] 1873:43 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 7; ref. 433] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5703. •Questionably the same as Gymnocranius robinsoni (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Sato 1986:607 [ref. 5152]). •Valid as Gymnocranius frenatus Bleeker 1873 -- (Allen in Carpenter & Allen 1989:25 [ref. 13577], Allen 1997:134 [ref. 23977], Carpenter in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Carpenter 2001:3021 [ref. 26105], Allen & Adrim 2003:40 [ref. 26830], Borsa et al. 2010:245 [ref. 30820], Allen & Erdmann 2012:492 [ref. 31980], Chen et al. 2017:527 [ref. 35766], Fricke et al. 2019:170 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:522 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Gymnocranius frenatus Bleeker 1873. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.