mossambicus, Cirrhitus Smith [J. L. B.] 1951:629, Fig. 1 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 43) (art. 60); ref. 4081] Moçambique Island, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 162. Paratypes: (1) not researched. Not mentioned in Gaither & Randall 2013:189 [ref. 32383]. •Synonym of Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Randall 1963:399 [ref. 3599], Randall 1986:665 [ref. 5706]). •Synonym of Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster 1801) -- (Randall 2001:7 [ref. 25616]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster 1801). Cirrhitidae. Habitat: marine.