luteus, Upeneus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:521 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9565. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1985:8 [ref. 20735]. Also appeared in Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 11 (fig. 4) (opp. p. 130) [ref. 1908]. •Valid as Parupeneus luteus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Lachner 1960:15 [ref. 23973]). •Synonym of Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède 1801) -- (Randall et al. 1990:210 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:240 [ref. 22896], Fricke 1999:314 [ref. 24106], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:622 [ref. 25122], Randall 2001:3188 [ref. 26109], Randall 2004:22 [ref. 28086], Randall 2005:296 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:263 [ref. 30952], Uiblein & Randall 2022:360 [ref. 39855]). Current status: Synonym of Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède 1801). Mullidae. Habitat: marine.