Species that contain: Siganus and punctatus [ 9 ] records

capricornensis, Siganus Whitley [G. P.] 1926:231, Pl. 34 [Australian Zoologist v. 4 (pt 4); ref. 15613] Coral Reef at North-west Islet, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.2589. •Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Woodland 1990:73 [ref. 19220], Allen et al. 2006:1726 [ref. 29090]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

chrysospilos, Amphacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1852:66 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Singapore. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6303. •Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Randall et al. 1990:439 [ref. 15987], Woodland 1990:73 [ref. 19220], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:265 [ref. 25480], Woodland 2001:3642 [ref. 26300]). •Valid as Siganus chrysospilos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Kishimoto in Masuda et al. 1984:233 [ref. 6441], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:545 [ref. 27969], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:641 [ref. 25122] [in error, in email of 9 oct 2014] to N. Bailly; should have been punctatus). Current status: Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Siganus Griffith [E.] & Smith [C. H.] 1834:opp. 359, Pl. 35 [The class Pisces, arranged by the Baron Cuvier; ref. 1908] No locality [Nomuka Island, Tonga]. Holotype: BMNH 1972.9.25.2. Holotype is same as lectotype of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). •Absolute synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (see Woodland 1990:76 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

hexagonatus, Amphacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1854:41 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16938] Nova Selma, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: RMNH 6313 (possilby 1 of 4), SMNS 10638 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:20 [ref. 13474] but as a syntype, Fricke 2005:59 [ref. 29864] with syntypes. •Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Woodland 1990:73 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

inermis, Harpurus Forster [J. R.] in Lichtenstein 1844:286 [Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis; ref. 17531] Anamocka [= Nomuka Island, Ha'apai Group, Tonga]. Also mentioned from Nova Caledonia [New Caledonia]. Lectotype: BMNH 1972.9.25.2. Lichtenstein (editor, p. 286, footnote) treats as a synonym of "Amphacanthus punctatus Bl. S. p. 210". For lectotype designation see Woodland 1990:76 [ref. 19220]. •Objective synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Woodland 1990:73, 76 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

melanospilos, Amphacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1855:431 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 3); ref. 16941] Jakarta market, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6305. •Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Woodland 1990:73 [ref. 19220]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.

nuchalis, Amphacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:140 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Red Sea. Syntypes: RMNH 1544 (1); SMF 3454 (1), 8101 (1), 8102 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:577 [ref. 19223]. Unneeded replacement name for Scarus stellatus Forsskål 1775 and Amphacanthus punctatus Rüppell 1829 (see Fricke 2008:54 [ref. 30182]); takes same types as those two species. •Objective synonym of Siganus stellatus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:260 [ref. 29757], Woodland 1990:78, 80 [ref. 19220], Fricke 2008:54 [ref. 30182], Woodland 2022:215 [ref. 40143]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Siganus stellatus (Forsskål 1775). Siganidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctatus, Amphacanthus Schneider [J. G.] & Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:210 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Anamocka [= Nomuka Island, Ha'apai Group, Tonga]. Lectotype: BMNH 1972.9.25.2 (stuffed). Name attributable to Schneider & Forster, description taken from Forster manuscript (reproduced in Lichtenstein 1844:286-288 [ref. 17531] as "Harpurus inermis"). Type discussed and lectotype selected by Woodland 1990:76 [ref. 19220]. •Valid as Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:138 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:439 [ref. 15987], Woodland 1990:73 [ref. 19220], Allen 1997:222 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:378 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:439 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:267 [ref. 23965], Woodland in Randall & Lim 2000:641 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1317 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:443 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:265 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:45 [ref. 25847], Kuiter & Debelius 2001:173 [ref. 26232] with author as Schneider, Woodland 2001:3642 [ref. 26300] with author as Schneider, Nakabo 2002:1317 [ref. 26193] with authors as Forster & Schneider, Allen & Adrim 2003:62 [ref. 26830] with author as Forster, Myers & Donaldson 2003:646 [ref. 27495] with author as Schneider, Randall et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27624] with author as Forster, Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715] with author as Schneider, Randall 2005:602 [ref. 28239] with author as Forster, Allen & Erdmann 2012:1012 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:213 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:180 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2017:203 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2019:298 [ref. 36673], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Siganus punctatus (Schneider & Forster 1801). Siganidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands, Tonga and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islands, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), North West Solitary Island (New South Wales, Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Amphacanthus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:46, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 3454. Paralectotypes: RMNH 1544 (1); SMF 8101 (1), 8102 (1). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Amphacanthus punctatus Bloch & Schnieder 1801. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:260 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Synonym of Siganus stellatus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:260 [ref. 29757], Woodland 1990:78 [ref. 19220], Woodland 2022:215 [ref. 40143]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Siganus stellatus (Forsskål 1775). Siganidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.