Species that contain: Upeneus and malabaricus [ 1 ] records

malabaricus, Upeneus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:467 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Malabar, India. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-0537. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1985:8 [ref. 20735]. •Synonym of Parupeneus indicus (Shaw 1803) -- (Lachner 1960:13 [ref. 23973], Randall 2004:32 [ref. 28086], Randall 2005:297 [ref. 28239], Kottelat 2013:361 [ref. 32989], Uiblein & Randall 2022:362 [ref. 39855]). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus indicus (Shaw 1803). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.