Species that contain: Plectorhinchus and nigrus [ 2 ] records

crassispinum, Diagramma Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:125, Pl. 30 (fig. 4) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 978 (1), 3033 (1, dry). •Synonym of Plectorhynchus [sic] nigrus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Dor 1984:150 [ref. 29757]). •Synonym of Plectorhinchus nigrus (Cuvier 1830). •Synonym of Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Kottelat 2013:348 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:97 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2019:181 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Synonym of Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède 1802). Haemulidae: Plectorhinchinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nigrum, Pristipoma Cuvier [G.] (ex Mertens) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:258 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Manila, Philippines. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:48 [ref. 21546]. Based on a drawing. •Valid as Plectorhynchus [sic] nigrus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:172 [ref. 6441], Dor 1984:150 [ref. 29757], Chen et al. 1997:105 [ref. 26476] as niger). •Synonym of Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède 1802) [sometimes as Plectorhynchus] -- (Bauchot et al. 1983:48 [ref. 21546], Randall 1995:209 [ref. 22896], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:131 [ref. 25480], McKay 2001:2974 [ref. 26103], Randall 2005:268 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1221 [ref. 29090]. Kottelat 2013:347 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:207 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:181 [ref. 37021]). Current status: Synonym of Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède 1802). Haemulidae: Plectorhinchinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.