Species that contain: Siganus and fuscescens [ 13 ] records

albopunctatus, Amphacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:128, Pl. 68 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki Bay, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D1097 (dry). Paralectotypes: RMNH D1098 (1, dry). Spelled albopunctatus in main account (p. 128), as albipunctatus in index (p. 319). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:112 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Siganus albopunctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Dor 1984:260 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:69 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

aurantiacus, Amphacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:128, Pl. 68 (fig. 2) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki Bay, Japan. No types known; based on a drawing and manuscript of Burger (Boeseman 1947:111 [ref. 12876]). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

concavocephalus, Siganus Paradice [W. E. J.] in Paradice & Whitley 1927:99, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 9 (pt 1); ref. 15810] Sir Edward Pellew Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.2553. Paratypes: AMS IA.2554 (2). •Incertae sedis in Siganidae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1728 [ref. 29090]). •Questionably a synonym of Siganis canaliculatus (Park 1797) or Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Larson et al. 2013:212 [ref. 32988]). •Questionably a synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55, 60 [ref. 19220]. Kottelat 2013:441 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

consobrinus, Siganus Ogilby [J. D.] 1912:54, Pl. 13 [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 1; ref. 14855] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.291 (now 2; holotype not distinguishable). Paratypes: QM I.291 (1, with holotype); ?AMS I.12537 (1, not a type according to Woodland). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55, 60 [ref. 19220], Allen et al. 2006:1725 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:441 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

fuscescens, Centrogaster Houttuyn [M.] 1782:333 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Japan [Nagasaki, Kyushu] No types known. See Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811]. Kottelat (2013) records inland records in the Philippines by Herre and by Fowler & Bean. •Valid as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:233 [ref. 7348], Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:233 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:138 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:437 [ref. 15987], Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Kuiter 1993:376 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Adams & Woodland 1994:373 [ref. 23562], Allen 1997:222 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:150 [ref. 26476], Cheng & Zhou 1997:343 [ref. 26385], Larson & Williams 1997:372 [ref. 23967], Myers 1999:266 [ref. 23965], Johnson 1999:750 [ref. 25471], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:641 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1316 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:121 [ref. 25693], Shimizu 2001:42 [ref. 25799], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:150 [ref. 26232], Woodland 2001:3636 [ref. 26300], Nakabo 2002:1316 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:414, 669 [ref. 26218], Matsuura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:198 [ref. 27510], Randall 2005:600 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1724 [ref. 29090], Matsuura in Kimura & Matsuura 2009:297 [ref. 31172], Motomura et al. 2010:225 [ref. 31256], Larson et al. 2013:212 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:199 [ref. 34464], Fricke et al. 2014:180 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:16 [ref. 35354], Kwun et al. 2017:143 [ref. 37287], Motomura et al. 2017:202 [ref. 35490], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2018:271 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:297 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626], Azzurro & Tiralongo 2020:449 [ref. 38039], Kim et al. 2020:177 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:554 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:109 [ref. 37637], Kovačić et al. 2021:61 [ref. 39014], Taki et al. 2021:397 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Indonesia east to Pohnpei (Caroline Islands), New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Korea and central Japan, south to Fremantle (Western Australia), Nadgee (New South Wales, Australia), Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia; invasive in Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine.

gibbosus, Teuthis De Vis [C. W.] 1884:461 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 4898] Queensland coast, Australia. Holotype: QM (lost). •Incertae sedis in Siganidae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1728 [ref. 29090]). •Questionably a synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55, 59 [ref. 19220], Kottelat 2013:441 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

gymnopareius, Amphacanthus Richardson [J.] 1843:174 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 11 (nos 67-8, 71-2); ref. 13395] Coral Bay, Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1843.6.15.37. •Incertae sedis in Siganidae -- (Allen et al. 2006:1728 [ref. 29090]). •Questionably a synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:57, 59 [ref. 19220], Larson et al. 2013:212 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

kopsii, Amphacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1851:483 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Riau, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6302 (1 of 5). •Questionably a synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:57, 59 [ref. 19220], Larson et al. 2013:212 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

maculosus, Amphacanthus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:370 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Type lost. Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:575 [ref. 19223]. •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Allen et al. 2006:1725 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

margaritiferus, Amphacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:145 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A-6943 (1) Vanikoro, MNHN A-6942 (1) Ambon; BMNH 1863.11.12.17 (holotype of canaliculatus Park). Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:573 [ref. 19223]; Bauchot gives numbers and localities as above; Woodland has A.6942 from Vanikoro and A.6943 from Ambon (correct number/locality not investigated). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Siganus margaritiferus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Kuiter 1997:374 [ref. 25488], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:152 [ref. 26232], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1011 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Siganus margaritiferus (Valenciennes 1835). Siganidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands to Solomon Islands, north to Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

nebulosus, Amphacanthus Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1825:369 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:575 [ref. 19223]. •Valid as Siganus nebulosus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Kuiter 1993:376 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:374 [ref. 25488], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:151 [ref. 26232]). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Woodland 2001:3636 [ref. 26300], Allen et al. 2006:1725 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

ovatus, Amphacanthus Marion de Procé [P.-M.] 1822:133 [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 9] (for 1822); ref. 17601] Manila Bay, Philippines. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Woodland 1990:55 [ref. 19220], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

tumifrons, Amphacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:159 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Shark Bay, Western Australia; Thailand (drawing by Dr. Finlayson). Syntypes: MNHN 0000-2949 (1) Shark Bay, MNHN A-6936 (1) Shark Bay. Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:574 [ref. 19223]. Types represent two species according to Woodland 1990:36, 59 [ref. 19220], with MNHN A-6936 representing Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) and perhaps involving a curatorial error. •Valid as Siganus tumifrons (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Kuiter & Debelius 2001:149 [ref. 26232]). •Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782) [in part] -- (Allen et al. 2006:1725 [ref. 29090], Kottelat 2013:440 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) [in part] -- (Allen et al. 2006:1726 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn 1782). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.