aheneus, Pomadasys McKay [R. J.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:251, Figs. 1A-B. [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 38 (pt 1); ref. 22153] Raysut Rock, Salalah, off Salalah Harbor, 16°56'01"N, 54°00'08"E, Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 6 meters. Holotype: BPBM 35931. Paratypes: BPBM 36055 (3), 36161 (1), 36166 (1), QM 29206 (1). •Valid as Pomadasys aheneus McKay & Randall 1995 -- (Randall 1995:211 [ref. 22896], Iwatsuki et al. 1999:84 [ref. 23960], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Matsunuma et al. 2009:61 [ref. 30884], Psomadakis et al. 2015:256 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:327 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:69 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2019:166 [ref. 37021], Heemstra 2022:278 [ref. 39773]). Current status: Valid as Pomadasys aheneus McKay & Randall 1995. Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Oman and Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.