belayewi, Petrus Hora [S. L.] & Misra [K. S.] 1943:12, Figs. 6-7 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Science (Series 3) v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 13086] Rivers and Hors, Iraq. Holotype (unique): ZSI F-13628/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:145 [ref. 20743]. See Das 2003:376 [ref. 27706]. •Probably a synonym of Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål 1775) -- (Coad 1991:26 [ref. 15702]). •Mention -- (Iwatsuki & Carpenter 2006:13 [ref. 28673]). •In genus Sparidentex -- (Kume & Yoshino 2008:52 [ref. 29572], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2010:132 [ref. 30738] with uncertain status). •Valid as Sparidentex belayewi (Hora & Misra 1943) -- (Amir et al. 2014:476 [ref. 33280], Ali et al. 2018:329 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:115 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2019:87 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Valid as Sparidentex belayewi (Hora & Misra 1943). Sparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.