ruppellii, Olistus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:144 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1601. Paralectotypes: SMF 15074 [ex SMF 1601] (2 or 1). Type catalog: Smith-Vaniz et al. 1979:51 [ref. 12247]. Originally as Olistus ? Ruppelii. Specific name corrected to ruppellii (Kullander 2016:94 [ref. 34436]). Unneeded new name for Citula ciliaria Rüppell 1830. Lectotype established by Dor 1984:125 [ref. 29757] but designated earlier by Williams 1980:19. •Synonym of Carangoides armatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (authors). •Synonym of Olistus armatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:334 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Carangoides armatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Bogorodsky et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35534] as ruppelii, Golani & Fricke 2018:83 [ref. 36273]). •Synonym of Atropus armatus (Forsskål 1775). Current status: Synonym of Atropus armatus (Forsskål 1775). Carangidae: Caranginae. Habitat: brackish, marine.