varilineata, Caesio (Caesio) Carpenter [K. E.] 1987:24, Pls. 2C, 6G [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 15; ref. 6430] Northeastern side of Jana Island, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, depth 10 meters. Holotype: BPBM 30816. Paratypes: AMS I.25457-001 (1); BMNH 1985.9.17.1 (1); BPBM 21197 (2), 29430 (4), 30688 (1), 30693 (9), 30817 (2); CAS 57406 (1); MNHN 1985-0877 (1); USNM 264359 (2); WAM P.25980-001 (1), P.25986-002 (1), P.25997-001 (4). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:26 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:29 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Caesio varilineata Carpenter 1987 -- (Carpenter 1988:44 [ref. 9296], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:206 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:174 [ref. 23922], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:208 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki in Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:145 [ref. 31128], Allen & Erdmann 2012:462 [ref. 31980], Holleman et al. 2013:262 [ref. 32876], Psomadakis et al. 2015:250 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:326 [ref. 36183], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Bos & Ogwang 2018:442 [ref. 41474], Eagderi et al. 2019:44 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36871], Kovačić et al. 2021:66 [ref. 39014], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:257 [ref. 39754], Allen & Erdmann 2024:474 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Caesio varilineata Carpenter 1987. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Maldives east to western Sumatra and Java (Indonesia). Record as Lessepsian migrant in eastern Mediterranean Sea needs verification. Habitat: marine.