madagascariensis, Pseudoscarus Steindachner [F.] 1887:230 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 24 (no. 19) (for 21 July 1887); ref. 18911] Madagascar. Syntypes: (3) NMW 22792 (1). Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:299 [ref. 35805]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1887:61 [p. 6 of separate] Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [ref. 4235]. •Synonym of Scarus niger Forsskål 1775 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:24 [ref. 5412], Dor 1984:216 [ref. 29757], Choat & Randall 1986:213 [ref. 8099], Randall 1995:299 [ref. 22896], Parenti & Randall 2000:58 [ref. 24943], Fricke et al. 2018:299 [ref. 35805], Randall 2022:284 [ref. 39936]). Current status: Synonym of Scarus niger Forsskål 1775. Labridae. Habitat: marine.