Species that contain: Balistes and fuscus [ 7 ] records

caerulescens, Balistes Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:32, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 105. Paralectotypes: SMF 2936-37 (2), 2950 (1). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:276 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. Same types as Xenodon (Balistes) niger Rüppell. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Dor 1984:276 [ref. 29757], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.

chrysospilos, Balistes Bleeker [P.] 1853:94 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Bleeker specimens: ?BMNH 1864.11.28.131 (1). •Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Balistes Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:471 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality stated [Indian Ocean]. Syntypes: MNHN B-3043 (1) Mer des Indes, B-3044 (1) Mer des Indes. Type catalog: Beaunier et al. 2009:289 [ref. 28887]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:583 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Based on the "Baliste grande tache" of Lacepède 1798:378 [ref. 2708], which was based on a description in a manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Valid as Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:340 [ref. 19756]). •Valid as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:294 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:276 [ref. 29757], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Allen & Swainston 1988:150 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:455 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:393 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:73 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:238 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:390 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:455 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:282 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:582 [ref. 24106], Randall 1999:30 [ref. 25829], Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1397 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:456 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Matsuura 2001:3923 [ref. 26315], Nakabo 2002:1397 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:64 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:649 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:31 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3331 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:625 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1873 [ref. 29098], Fricke et al. 2009:116 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:233 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1064 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:232 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:193 [ref. 33932], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Sahayak et al. 2014:25 [ref. 37751], Psomadakis et al. 2015:333 [ref. 34104], Koeda et al. 2016:111 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:608 [ref. 37272], Durville et al. 2021:315 [ref. 38802], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921], Matsuura 2022:422 [ref. 40250], Moazzam & Osmany 2022:333 [ref. 39925], Mochizuki et al. 2022:70 [ref. 39927]). Current status: Valid as Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marshall Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

naufragium, Balistes Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] in Jordan 1895:488 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Astillero at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 11656. Paratypes: (4) BMNH 1895.5.27.330 (1), CAS-SU 1656 (1), ZMB 14084 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:143-144 [ref. 12291]. Original description lists 1656 as type; two types have tin tags 1656, but the larger one labeled holotype now carries the number SU 11656, a smaller one 1656. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). •Valid as Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Berry & Baldwin 1966:440 [ref. 20607], Pequeño 1989:77 [ref. 14125], Allen & Robertson 1994:295 [ref. 22193], Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995:909 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:66 [ref. 24545], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:632 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:137 [ref. 24555], Thomson et al. 2000:269 [ref. 25640], Nelson et al. 2004:184 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:179 [ref. 37547], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:195 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:190 [ref. 32708], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:150 [ref. 34871], Fourriére et al. 2016:451 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:612 [ref. 34923], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35859], Love et al. 2021:223 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:426 [ref. 40816], Vela-Espinosa et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40981]), Current status: Valid as Pseudobalistes naufragium (Jordan & Starks 1895). Balistidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to central Chile, including central and southern Gulf of California (Mexico), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Malpelo Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2010): Least concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

reticulatus, Balistes Hollard [H. L. G. M.] 1854:312 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4) v. 1; ref. 18300] [Tonga-Tabou] Tongatapu, Tonga, south Pacific; Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN B-1877 (1) Tonga-Tabou, MNHN A-8509 (1, dry) Réunion. Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:515 [ref. 21538] with a holotype, Beaunier et al. 2009:291 [ref. 28887]. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Fricke 1999:582 [ref. 24106], Beaunier et al. 2009:291 [ref. 28887], Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921], Matsuura 2022:422 [ref. 40250]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.

rivulatus, Balistes Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837:56, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 279. Paralectotypes: SMF 2950 (1), 4430 (1). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:277 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Dor 1984:276 [ref. 29757], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.

signatus, Balistes Shaw [G.] 1804:416 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Indian Seas. Based on "Baliste grand-tache" of Lacepède. •Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.