dispilurus, Mullus Playfair [R. L.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:41, Pl. 5 (fig. 4, mislabeled fig. 3) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.3.9.82 (1, skin). •Questionably a synonym of Parupeneus pleurotaenia (Playfair 1867) -- (Lachner 1960:10 [ref. 23973]). •Synonym of Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède 1801) -- (Randall 1995:242 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:318 [ref. 24106], Uiblein & Randall 2022:365 [ref. 39855]). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède 1801). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.