dimidiatus, Holacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1860:11 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 5); ref. 378] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Chaetodontoplus melanosoma (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen 1980:250 [ref. 22764]). •Valid as Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus (Bleeker 1860) -- (Allen & Adrim 2002:42 [ref. 26830], Allen & Steene 2004:28 [ref. 27615], Allen & Erdmann 2012:552 [ref. 31980]). Current status: Valid as Chaetodontoplus dimidiatus (Bleeker 1860). Pomacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia. Habitat: marine.