axillaris, Caesio Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:10, Pl. 1 [Marine Investigations in South Africa No. 8; ref. 14723] Buffalo Bay, in False Bay, South Africa, depth 20 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.12.17.21. •Valid as Spicara axillaris (Boulenger 1900) -- (Heemstra 1986:595 [ref. 5660], Parenti 2019:54 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:315 [ref. 39785]). •Valid as Spicara axillare (Boulenger 1900) -- (Chris Scharpf, pers. comm., Aug. 2020). Current status: Valid as Spicara axillare (Boulenger 1900). Sparidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.