heterodon, Pagrus Bleeker [P.] 1854:54 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 16923] Sindangole, Halmahera, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål 1775) -- (Sato 1986:603 [ref. 5152], Allen in Carpenter & Allen 1989:91 [ref. 13577]). •Valid as Monotaxis heterodon (Bleeker 1854) -- (Randall 2005:281 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:256 [ref. 30952], Allen & Erdmann 2012:502 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:94 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:173 [ref. 36673], Rajan et al. 2021:8 [ref. 39508], Zhao et al. 2021:322 [ref. 38683], Shibuya et al. 2022:46 [ref. 39320], Karuppiah et al. 2024:3 [ref. 40877], Allen & Erdmann 2024:533 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Monotaxis heterodon (Bleeker 1854). Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Lakshadweep (India) and southeast coast of India east to Marshall Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.