phaeopus, Myripristis Seale [A.] 1906:28, Fig. 8 [Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3999] Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, southern Pacific. Holotype (unique): BPBM 2280. •Synonym of Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes 1831 -- (Greenfield 1974:29 [ref. 7142], Randall & Greenfield 1996:36 [ref. 22543]). Current status: Synonym of Myripristis kuntee Valenciennes 1831. Holocentridae: Myripristinae. Habitat: marine.