xanthurus, Holacanthus Bennett [E. T.] 1833:183 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1832 (pt 2); ref. 16789] Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.12.26.443. •Valid as Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett 1833) -- (Allen 1980:249 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:346 [ref. 24106], Senou 2001:2 [ref. 25720], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:40 [ref. 27712], Fricke et al. 2009:74 [ref. 30213], Satapoomin 2009:193 [ref. 30463], Allen & Erdmann 2012:544 [ref. 31980], Roy et al. 2019:824 [ref. 37024], Psomadakis et al. 2020:513 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:434 [ref. 39850], Allen & Erdmann 2024:578 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett 1833). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues); India, Maldives and Sri Lanka east to Andaman Islands, Myanmar and western Thailand. Habitat: marine.