melastomus, Chaetodon Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:224 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Syntypes: ZMB 1231 (2). •Synonym of Chaetodon kleinii Bloch 1790 -- (Allen 1980:158 [ref. 22764]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon kleinii Bloch 1790. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.