molucca, Pempheris Cuvier [G.] 1829:195 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN A-0217 (1) Jakarta (coll. Renard), ?MNHN A-0220 (1) Molucca Islands [Bauchot's holotype]; ?RMNH 1483 (1) Moluccas. Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:166 [ref. 20718] as holotype and paratypes. Available from footnote as, "P. molucca, N., Renard, I, xv, 85; et Valent., no. 46." ('Ikan toetetoe' of Valentyn 1726:360, fig. 46 [ref. 30358].). Spelled moluca by Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:306 [ref. 4881]. •Mention -- (Dor 1984:166 [ref. 29757]). •Possible synonym of Pempheris mangula Cuvier 1829 -- (Heemstra 1986:669 [ref. 5660]). •Valid as Pempheris molucca Cuvier 1829 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:46 [ref. 25356], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:391 [ref. 27969] as moluca, Koeda et al. 2013:236 [ref. 32431], Koeda et al. 2014:311 [ref. 33297], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 20 [ref. 38321]). •A nomen dubium -- (Randall et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33585]). Current status: Valid as Pempheris molucca Cuvier 1829. Pempheridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.