oblongus, Gymnocranius Borsa [P.], Béarez [P.] & Chen [W.-J.] 2010:242, Figs. 1-3 [Comptes Rendus Biologies v. 333 (no. 3); ref. 30820] Southern lagoon, New Caledonia, depth about 8-15 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2009-009. Paratypes: MNHN-2009-0005 (1), -0007 (1), -0008 (1). Plus 2 non-type specimens preserved as skulls and tissue samples as IRDN-20090410-A and B. •Valid as Gymnocranius oblongus Borsa, Béarez & Chen 2010 -- (Borsa et al. 2013:234 [ref. 33484], Chen et al. 2017:527 [ref. 35766], Mehanna et al. 2022:691 [ref. 39427] misidentified). Current status: Valid as Gymnocranius oblongus Borsa, Béarez & Chen 2010. Lethrinidae: Monotaxinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.