xanthurus, Holocentrus Fowler [H. W.] 1944:166, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1451] Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71356 [not 70356]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:114 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål 1775) -- (Randall 1998:75 [ref. 23300]). •Valid as Sargocentron xanthurum (Fowler 1944) -- (Kotlyar 1998:204 [ref. 24674]). Current status: Synonym of Sargocentron spiniferum (Forsskål 1775). Holocentridae: Holocentrinae. Habitat: marine.