brunneus, Buro Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:421, 422 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] No locality [possibly Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot 1965:576 [ref. 19223]. •Possibly a senior synonym of Siganus sutor (Valenciennes 1835) and if so the unused brunneus should be suppressed -- (Woodland 1990:47, 49 [ref. 19220]). Nomen Oblitum. Siganidae. Habitat: marine.