nigripinnatus, Chaetodon Desjardins [J.] 1836:57 [Rapport Annuel sur les travaux de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Ile Maurice No. 7; ref. 17400] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. For comments on authorship see Monod 1976:21 [ref. 30339]. •Synonym of Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett 1833 -- (Burgess 1978:602 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:161 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:340 [ref. 24106]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett 1833. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.
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