Species that contain: Pomacanthus and asfur [ 7 ] records

amarus, Chaetodon asfur var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:220 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Mocha, Yemen, Red Sea. Unneeded replacement name for Chaetodon asfur caerulescens Forsskål 1775; see Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

aruset, Holacanthus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:528, 535 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 4; ref. 4929] Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P52402 (dry skin). Based on vernacular name 'L'Aruset' given by Bonnaterre 1788:89 [ref. 4940] for Chaetodon arusa. Unneeded replacement name for Chaetodon arusa Bonnaterre 1788. •Synonym of Holacanthus asfur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1980:251 [ref. 22764]). •Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]). • Current status: Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

asfur, Chaetodon Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:61, xii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [Lohajæ] Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea. No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]. •Valid as Arusetta asfur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:169 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:48 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Allen 1980:251 [ref. 22764], Randall 1995:254 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Jawad et al. 2018:116 [ref. 36262], Golani & Fricke 2018:111 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:84 [ref. 36871]). •Valid as Pomacanthus asfur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182], Heemstra 2022:439 [ref. 39850]). Current status: Valid as Pomacanthus asfur (Fabricius 1775). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen); straying to southern Oman. Habitat: marine.

caerulescens, Chaetodon asfur var. Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:61, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Mocha (Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea). No types known. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]. Nomen oblitum according to Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

caerulescens, Holacanthus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:133 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 2834-35 (1, 1). Not an independent species description, but based on Chaetodon asfur caerulescens Forsskål 1775; see Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]. •Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:171 [ref. 29757], Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182], Golani & Fricke 2018:111 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

caeruleus, Holacanthus Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:194 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: MNHN A-0615 (poor condition) [ex ZMB]. Possible paralectotype: ZMB 1324-25 (6, 1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:141-142 [ref. 20718]. Mentioning of a holotype is seen as a lectotype selection, Bauchot 1963:141 [ref. 20718]. •Synonym of Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier 1831) -- (Dor 1984:171 [ref. 29757] as coeruleus, Allen 1980:251 [ref. 22764]). •Synonym of Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Randall 1988:3 [ref. 12862]). •Synonym of Pomacanthus asfur (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Pomacanthus asfur (Fabricius 1775). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

haddaja, Holacanthus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:175 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. No types known. Unneeded replacement name for Chaetodon asfur caerulescens Forsskål 1775; see Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182]. H. heddaje is a misspelling. •Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:45 [ref. 30182], Golani & Fricke 2018:111 [ref. 36273]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775). Pomacanthidae. Habitat: marine.