azureus, Balistes Lesson [R. P.] 1831:121, Poissons Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): lost. Non-types (too small): MNHN B-1809 (1) Nouvelle-Guinés, A-8520 (1, dry mounted) Bora Bora. Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:518 [ref. 21538] incorrectly with a paratype from Bara Bora, Beaunier et al. 2009:295 [ref. 28887]. •Synonym of Canthidermis maculatus (Bloch 1786) -- (Berry & Baldwin 1966:460 [ref. 20607], Moore 1967:695 [ref. 22820], Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1058 [ref. 19527]). •Synonym of Canthidermis maculata (Bloch 1786) -- (Beaunier et al. 2009:295 [ref. 28887], Parenti 2021:653 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Canthidermis maculata (Bloch 1786). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.