rostratus, Amphacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:158 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Possible types: ZMB 1701 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:577 [ref. 19223]. Based on Ehrenberg drawing. •Synonym of Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) -- (Dor 1984:259 [ref. 29757], Randall et al. 1990:435 [ref. 15987], Woodland 1990:38 [ref. 19220], Randall 1995:384 [ref. 22896], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:263 [ref. 25480], Woodland 2001:3632 [ref. 26300], Randall 2005:599 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2018:349 [ref. 35805], Woodland 2022:211 [ref. 40143]). Current status: Synonym of Siganus argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Siganidae. Habitat: marine.