arabicus, Acanthopagrus Iwatsuki [Y.] 2013:83, Fig. 4 (b) [Journal of Fish Biology v. 83 (no. 1); ref. 32744] Western Coast of Qatar (market specimen). Holotype: MUFS 33840. Paratypes: MUFS 19109 (1), 19123-24 (2), 19568 (1), 27226 (1), 25800-805 (6), 33839 (1). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwasuki 2013 -- (Saddiqui et al. 2014:73 [ref. 33479], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:896 [ref. 34062], Psomadakis et al. 2015:260 [ref. 34104], Esmaeili et al. 2017:96 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:78 [ref. 36089], Ali et al. 2018:328 [ref. 36183], Ali et al. 2019:37 [ref. 36839], Eagderi et al. 2019:112 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2019:68 [ref. 36892], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:280 [ref. 37983], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:287 [ref. 39785], Pombo-Ayora et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39454], Çiçek et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2024:377 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki 2013. Sparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Oman east to Pakistan and India. Habitat: marine.