Species that contain: Pomadasys and opercularis [ 1 ] records

operculare, Pristipoma Playfair [R. L.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:24, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Aden; Durban, KawZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1862.11.9.15 (1) Port Natal, 1863.12.19.5 (1) Port Natal, 1867.3.9.154 (1, skin) Aden. •Valid as Pomadasys opercularis (Playfair 1867) -- (Dor 1984:151 [ref. 29757], Roux 1986:330 [ref. 6209], Goren & Dor 1994:41 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède 1801) -- (Randall 1995:212 [ref. 22896], Fricke et al. 2018:209 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:168 [ref. 37021], Heemstra 2022:279 [ref. 39773]). Current status: Synonym of Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède 1801). Haemulidae: Haemulinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.