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capitaneus, Scarus Cuvier [G.] 1829:265 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2473 (1, dry), 0000-2475 (1, dry), 0000-2476 (1, dry), B-2039 (1, dry), B-2040 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Guibé 1960:292 [ref. 20736] in part, with MNHN 2476 as holotype. Available from footnote as, "S. capitaneus, N., qui est à-la-fois de Sc. ennéacanthe, Lacép., IV, p. 6, et son Sc. denticulé..." Also in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839:228 [ref. 4882]. •Synonym of Scarus enneacanthus Lacepède 1802 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:14 [ref. 5412]). •Synonym of Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Fricke 1999:452 [ref. 24106], Parenti & Randall 2000:52 [ref. 24943], Randall 2022:271 [ref. 39936]). Current status: Synonym of Chlorurus enneacanthus (Lacepède 1802). Labridae. Habitat: marine.


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