flavescens, Chaetodon Bennett [E. T.] 1831:61 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 19795] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.12.26.439 [ex Zool. Soc.]. Holotype purchased in 1855 from Zoological Society London. •Synonym of Pygoplites diacanthus, but a valid subspecies flavescens (Bennett 1831) -- (Coleman et al. 2016:243 [ref. 34402]). •Valid as Pygoplites flavescens (Bennett 1831) -- (Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 37020]). •Synonym of Chaetodon kleinii Bloch 1790 -- (Burgess 1978:699 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:158 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:330 [ref. 24106], R. Fricke, pers. comm, 11/18). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon kleinii Bloch 1790. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.