Species that contain: Synodus and variegatus [ 7 ] records

dermatogenys, Synodus Fowler [H. W.] 1912:566, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 63 (for 1911); ref. 14954] Hawaiian Island. Holotype: ANSP 28130. Paratypes: ANSP 28131-34 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:160 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Cressey 1981:6 [ref. 5574]). •Valid as Synodus dermatogenys Fowler 1912 -- (Waples & Randall 1989:190 [ref. 9187], Randall et al. 1990:50 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:41 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:272 [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:79 [ref. 22896], Kuiter 1997:38 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:50 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:64 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:93 [ref. 24106], Russell 1999:1941 [ref. 24747], Johnson 1999:723 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:355 [ref. 25086], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:592 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:127 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:39 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:95 [ref. 25868], Kimura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:147 [ref. 27511], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:355 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:613 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:20 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:116 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:63 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:200 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:468 [ref. 28997], Chen et al. 2007:149 [ref. 29121], Randall 2007:110 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:24 [ref. 30213], Kimura 2009:37 [ref. 30426], Ho & Shao 2010:66 [ref. 31054], Motomura et al. 2010:76 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:358 [ref. 31242], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Allen & Erdmann 2012:124 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:251 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:46 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:28 [ref. 33932], Francis & Duffy 2015:483 [ref. 36161], Koeda et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:69 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:35 [ref. 36273], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:56 [ref. 36460], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:120 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:64 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:314 [ref. 37272], Dewa et al. 2022:15 [ref. 40001], Russell 2022:216 [ref. 39701], Anto et al. 2024:7 [ref. 40874]). Current status: Valid as Synodus dermatogenys Fowler 1912. Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) and Lakshadweep (India) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to northern Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), northern New Zealand and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

englemani, Synodus Schultz [L. P.] in Schultz et al. 1953:41, Fig. 9 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1; ref. 3975] Lagoon coral head, Kieschiechi Island, Rongelap Atoll, western Pacific, depth 20 feet. Holotype: USNM 140815. Paratypes: USNM 140816 (2), 152980-81 (1, 3), 202547 (1); UWCF (4). •Valid as Synodus englemani Schultz 1953 -- (Cressey 1981:14 [ref. 5574], Dor 1984:47 [ref. 29757], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:61 [ref. 6441], Cressey 1986:272 [ref. 6289], Waples & Randall 1989:202 [ref. 9187], Paxton et al. 1989:238 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:109 [ref. 24556], Winterbottom et al. 1989:13 [ref. 13251], Goren & Dor 1994:12 [ref. 25356], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:85 [ref. 37268], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:97 [ref. 26368], Chen 2002:65 [ref. 26587]). •Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:273 [ref. 21953], Randall et al. 1990:51 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:79 [ref. 22896], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:592 [ref. 25122], Randall 2005:64 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:202 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:470 [ref. 28997], Randall 2007:114 [ref. 30952], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:61 [ref. 35264], Golani & Fricke 2018:35 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:64 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: marine.

erythraeus, Saurus Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:590 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 8058 (1). •Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803). Current status: Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: marine.

houlti, Synodus McCulloch [A. R.] 1921:165, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 7; ref. 15318] Near the Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia, depth 25-30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): QM I.3543. •Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Cressey 1981:6 [ref. 5574], Paxton et al. 1989:239 [ref. 12442]). •Valid as Synodus houlti McCulloch 1921 -- (Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Hoese & Gates 2006:468 [ref. 28997], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:23 [ref. 37828]). Current status: Valid as Synodus houlti McCulloch 1921. Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

rubrotaeniata, Saurida Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:482 [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] [Ile Maurice] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Based on 'Saurus à galon rouge' of Liénard 1839:41 [ref. 17536] and Liénard 1840:297 [ref. 30337]; description quoted from Liénard. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:95 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Fricke 1999:94 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: marine.

variegatus, Salmo Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1803:157, 224, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2165 (dry). Named varius on p. 224, variegatus on p. 157. First reviser not researched. Neotype (BPBM 21092) designated by Cressey 1981:9 [ref. 5574]; holotype MNHN B-2165 found after neotype designation, but neotype designation not accepted (Art. 75.8 of the Code) -- see Waples & Randall 1988:203 [ref. 9187]. Based on description and illustration in manuscript by Commerson (Philibert Commerson, 1727-1773, French explorer and naturalist). •Valid as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:34 [ref. 19756], Cressey 1981:6 [ref. 5574], Kyushin et al. 1982:34 [ref. 19754], Dor 1984:48 [ref. 29757], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:60 [ref. 6441], Cressey 1986:273 [ref. 6289], Allen & Swainston 1988:36 [ref. 25477], Budnichenko 1989:241 [ref. 13371], Waples & Randall 1989:202 [ref. 9187], Paxton et al. 1989:239 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:13 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:51 [ref. 15987], Francis & Randall 1993:128 [ref. 20996], Kuiter 1993:41 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:12 [ref. 25356], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:273 [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:79 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:152 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:60 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:124 [ref. 23922], Kuiter 1997:36 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:51 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:65 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:94 [ref. 24106], Russell 1999:1945 [ref. 24747], Randall 1999:7 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:355 [ref. 25086], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:592 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:127 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:40 [ref. 25480], Randall & Earle 2000:8 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:95 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:20 [ref. 25847], Chen 2002:62 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:355 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:200, 534 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:613 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:20 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:118 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:116 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:64 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:202 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:470 [ref. 28997], Chen et al. 2007:149 [ref. 29121], Randall 2007:114 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:25 [ref. 30213], Kimura 2009:37 [ref. 30426], Motomura et al. 2010:76 [ref. 31256], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:61 [ref. 35264], Caratini & Soriano 2011:90 [ref. 39915], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:125 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:28 [ref. 33932], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:109 [ref. 36167], Russell 2015:545 [ref. 34253], Koeda et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:71 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:35 [ref. 36273], Kimura in Kimura et al. 2018:57 [ref. 36460], Arndt & Fricke 2019:30 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:120 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:20 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:64 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:64 [ref. 36871], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:24 [ref. 37828], Psomadakis et al. 2020:316 [ref. 37272], Furuhashi in Motomura et al. 2021:12 [ref. 38121], Russell 2022:220 [ref. 39701]). Current status: Valid as Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Aliwal Shoal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia, Kermadec Islands and Rapa (French Polynesia), straying to New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

varius, Salmo Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:157, 224, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2165 (dry). See Salmo variegatus Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Mundy 2005:202 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Synodus variegatus (Lacepède 1803). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Habitat: marine.