nesogallica, Pempheris Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:306 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: MNHN B-2514. Paralectotypes: MNHN A-0222 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:166-167 [ref. 20718]. Lectotype desigated by Koeda et al. 2014:315 [ref. 33297]. •Synonym of Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier 1831 -- (Fricke 1999:322 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Pempheris nesogallica Cuvier 1831 -- (Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:327 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2009:70 [ref. 30213], Koeda et al. 2013:237 [ref. 32431], Fricke et al. 2013:261 [ref. 32706] as aff. nesogallica, Mooi & Randall 2014:396 [ref. 33215], Koeda et al. 2014:315 [ref. 33297], Randall et al. 2014:377 [ref. 33585] not Red Sea, Randall & Victor 2014:82 [ref. 33616], Randall & Victor 2015:7 [ref. 34131], Fricke et al. 2018:231 [ref. 35805], Randall & Victor 2022:108 [ref. 39910]). Current status: Valid as Pempheris nesogallica Cuvier 1831. Pempheridae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.