natalensis, Dentex Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:156 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (2) SAM 9908 (1). •Synonym of Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger 1870) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:591 [ref. 5710]). •Synonym of Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903) -- (Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2015:140 [ref. 34109], Parenti 2019:62 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:308 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1903). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.