rueppellii, Gerres Klunzinger [C. B.] 1884:48, not Pl. 5 (fig. 6), Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Die Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 2625] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMNS 891 (2) Massawa. Type catalog: Fricke 1992:10 [ref. 20296], Fricke 2005:39 [ref. 29864]. Originally as rüppellii, corrected to rueppellii by Kullander 2016:96 [ref. 34436]. •Synonym of Gerres acinaces Bleeker 1854 -- (Dor 1984:146 [ref. 29757]). •Status uncertain -- (Iwatsuki et al. 1999:391 [ref. 24200]). •Synonym of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède 1801) -- (Iwatsuki et al. 2001:955 [ref. 25800], Kottelat 2013:346 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:96 [ref. 36273], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:349 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Gerres longirostris (Lacepède 1801). Gerreidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.