Species that contain: Scarus and nuchipunctatus [ 1 ] records

nuchipunctatus, Scarus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:224 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14; ref. 4882] Indian seas. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2470. Type catalog: Bauchot & Guibé 1961:259 [ref. 20737]. •Synonym of Scarus niger Forsskål 1775 -- (Randall & Bruce 1983:24 [ref. 5412], Choat & Randall 1986:213 [ref. 8099], Parenti & Randall 2000:58 [ref. 24943], Randall 2022:284 [ref. 39936]). Current status: Synonym of Scarus niger Forsskål 1775. Labridae. Habitat: marine.