baissaci, Polysteganus Smith [M. M.] 1978:563, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 91 (no. 3); ref. 6936] Northwest of Gunner's Coin [Guoin], 19°56'30"S, 57°37'E, Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 29. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 1350 (1). •Valid as Polysteganus baissaci Smith 1978 -- (Fricke 1999:294 [ref. 24106], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2011:18 [ref. 31500], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:146 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:306 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Polysteganus baissaci Smith 1978. Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.