Species that contain: Parupeneus and porphyreus [ 1 ] records

porphyreus, Pseudupeneus Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:454, Fig. 22 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50705. Paratypes: (17). •Valid as Pseudupeneus porphyreus Jenkins 1903 -- (Kuiter 1993:204 [ref. 23929], Myers 1999:160 [ref. 23965]). •Valid as Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins 1903) -- (Lachner 1960:15 [ref. 23973], Kim 2002:64 [ref. 26347], Randall 2004:48 [ref. 28086], Mundy 2005:392 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:266 [ref. 30952], Echreshavi et al. 2022:12 [ref. 39234]). Current status: Valid as Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins 1903). Mullidae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.