brasiliensis, Balistes Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:470 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Brazilian seas. Holotype (unique): ?ZMB 5903 (stuffed). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:48 [ref. 24282] with 5903 as possible type; with locality in error, Beaunier et al. 2009:295 [ref. 28887]. Based on le Baliste étoilé of Lacepede 1798:350, Pl. 15 (fig. 1). •Synonym of Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Paepke 1999:48 [ref. 24282], Parenti 2021:652 [ref. 38921], Matsuura 2022:418 [ref. 40250]). Current status: Synonym of Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.