Species that contain: Holacanthus and septentrionalis [ 4 ] records

albofasciatus, Holacanthus Tanaka [S.] 1909:16 [Journal of the College of Science. Imperial University, Tokyo v. 27 (art. 8); ref. 4322] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 2146. •Synonym of Holacanthus septentrionalis Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Yasuda & Tominaga 1969:148 [ref. 7855]). •Synonym of Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

melanosoma, Holacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:78 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:187 [ref. 6441], Allen 1997:158 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:130 [ref. 26476], Randall et al. 1997:519 [ref. 25919], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:901 [ref. 25182], Pyle 2001:3281 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:901 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Allen & Steene 2004:28 [ref. 27615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:553 [ref. 31980], Goutham-Bharathi & Sivaperuman 2020:215 [ref. 40757], Murase et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Amdaman Islands (India) and central Indonesia to Philippines, north to southern Japan. Hybridizes in southern Japan with Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Habitat: marine.

ronin, Holacanthus Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1902:546, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1296); ref. 10572] Misaki, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7191. Paratypes: CAS-SU 7160 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:81 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

septentrionalis, Holacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1844:82, Pl. 44 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 5-6; ref. 4372] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 1204. Paralectotypes: RMNH D553-554 (2, stuffed), ZMB 8119 [ex RMNH] (1, stuffed). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:84 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764] with author as Schlegel, Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:187 [ref. 6441], Pyle in Randall & Lim 2000:624 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:900 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:175 [ref. 25480], Shimizu 2001:32 [ref. 25799], Pyle 2001:3282 [ref. 26118], Nakabo 2002:900 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:354, 625 [ref. 26218] as Chaetodonplus, Kim et al. 2020:143 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:79 [ref. 37637], Murase et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Thailand, Vietnam and southern China north to Korea and Japan. Hybridizes with Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853). Habitat: marine.