mascarenensis, Polysteganus Iwatsuki [Y.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 2011:14, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa No. 3018; ref. 31500] Mascarene Plateau, Mascarene Islands, 15°23.32'S, 61°13.41'E, depth 258-288 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 84109. Paratypes: SAIAB 84095 (1), 85544 (1). Plus images, availability of specimens uncertain -- they should be considered to be paratypes. •Valid as Polysteganus mascarenensis Iwatsuki & Heemsta 2011 -- (Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:146 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:308 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus mascarenensis Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011. Sparidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, Mascarene Plateau and Mascarenes. Habitat: marine.