desmotes, Coradion Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1902:539, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1296); ref. 10572] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 7192. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:80 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schlegel 1844 -- (Burgess 1978:351 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:162 [ref. 22764], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:167 [ref. 25480]). •Synonym of Roa modesta (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Current status: Synonym of Roa modesta (Temminck & Schlegel 1844). Chaetodontidae. Habitat: marine.