sheim, Acanthopagrus Iwatsuki [Y.] 2013:85, Fig. 4 (c) [Journal of Fish Biology v. 83 (no. 1); ref. 32744] Off Hawar Island, Qatar. Holotype: MUFS 33838. Paratypes: MUFS 33852-54 (3). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Acanthopagrus sheim Iwatsuki 2013 -- (Siddiqui et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33479], Psomadakis et al. 2015:261 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:328 [ref. 36183], Ali et al. 2019:38 [ref. 36839], Eagderi et al. 2019:113 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2019:71 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:290 [ref. 39785], Pombo-Ayora et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39454]). Current status: Valid as Acanthopagrus sheim Iwatsuki 2013. Sparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Oman east to Pakistan and west coast of India. Habitat: marine.