aureofasciatus, Pentapodus Russell [B. C.] 2001:53, Figs. 1-2 [The Beagle (Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences) v. 17; ref. 26651] Tutuila Island, American Samoa, 14°18'S, 170°42'W (Fagatogo market). Holotype: NTM S.10919-001. Paratypes: AMNH 1858.4.29:483 (1); AMS I.16010-001 (1), I.17466-021 (1), I.20584-003 (2); ASIZP 055680 (1);BPBM 20868 (1), 27118 (1), 27838 (1), 29186 (1), 30250 (1); NTM S.10728-001 (3); QM I.16606 (1), I.16609 (1), I.19753 (1), I.20333 (1); WAM P.28095-001 (1); URM P11790 (1), P20053 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:29 [ref. 30117], Ho & Shao 2011:47 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Pentapodus aureofasciatus Russell 2001 -- (Randall et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:283 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1246 [ref. 29090], Motomura & Harazaki 2007:23 [ref. 29491], Allen & Erdmann 2009:285 [ref. 30093], Motomura et al. 2010:124 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011:47 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:479 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:92 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:45 [ref. 35333], Allen et al. 2018:88 [ref. 36276], Fricke et al. 2019:166 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:507 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pentapodus aureofasciatus Russell 2001. Nemipteridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Brunei and Malaysia east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia), Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.