crassilabris, Upeneus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:523 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3504. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1985:7 [ref. 20735]. •Synonym of Parupeneus bifasciatus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Randall 2001:3186 [ref. 26109]). •Valid as Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Lachner 1960:34 [ref. 23973], Allen & Adrim 2003:41 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:18 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27715], Randall 2004:21 [ref. 28086], Randall 2005:295 [ref. 28239], Randall 2005:298 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Bray 2006:1268 [ref. 29000], Randall 2007:264 [ref. 30952], Allen & Erdmann 2012:505 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:95 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:174 [ref. 36673], Echreshavi et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39234], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:221 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:537 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Parupeneus crassilabris (Valenciennes 1831). Mullidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia) and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.