orientalis, Labrax Günther [A.] 1863:175 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 12 (no. 69); ref. 18785] Alexandria, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: BMNH 1861.9.9.101-102 (2). •Synonym of Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch 1792) -- (Tortonese 1973:358 [ref. 7192], Daget & Smith 1986:301 [ref. 6207], Smith 1990:692 [ref. 18227], Kottelat 1997:171 [ref. 22952], Golani & Fricke 2018:67 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch 1792). Moronidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.