Species that contain: Parupeneus and biaculeatus [ 4 ] records

aurantius, Parupeneus Fourmanoir [P.] 1966:961, Fig. 3 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 37 (no. 6, 1965); ref. 1355] Nha-Trang market, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1965-0255. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1985:6 [ref. 20735]. •Synonym of Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Randall 2004:14 [ref. 28086]). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.

biaculeatus, Upeneus Richardson [J.] (ex Gray) 1846:219 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton [Guangzhou], China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1968.3.11.10 or 11 (dry half skins). Type information: Whitehead 1970:214 [ref. 11606]. Apparently the smaller specimen (about 170 mm SL) is probably the holotype based on note in bottle by J. E. Randall. •Valid as Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:146 [ref. 25480], Randall 2001:3180 [ref. 26109], Randall 2004:14 [ref. 28086], Nakae in Kimura et al. 2018:191 [ref. 36460], Sonoyama et al. 2020:76 [ref. 37637], Nakashimada et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38485], Echreshavi et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39234]). Current status: Valid as Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846). Mullidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam and southern China north to Nagasaki Prefecture (Japan) and southern Sea of Japan. Habitat: marine.

kneri, Parupeneus Bleeker [P.] 1872:142 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 4; ref. 431] Hong Kong. Appeared as "Parupeneus Kneri Blkr = Parupeneus barbarinoides Blkr? Kner. -- Hab. Hongkong." This refers to Bleeker's descriptions under the name P. barbarinoides and is regarded as available. •Synonym of Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Randall 2004:14 [ref. 28086]). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.

taeniatus, Upeneus Kner [R.] 1865:71 [Fische Frigatte "Novara" v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2638] Hong Kong. F. Syntypes: (?3) ?NMW 59346 (3), 73676 (2); ZMH H465 [ex MGH 5910] (1). Type catalog: Ladiges 1958:170 [ref. 19182], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:409 [ref. 21161]. Also appeared in Kner 1868:305 [ref. 2646]. •Synonym of Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846) -- (Randall 2004:14 [ref. 28086]). •Synonym of Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall 2004:17 [ref. 28086]). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus biaculeatus (Richardson 1846). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.