alternatus, Cirrhitus Gill [T. N.] 1862:106, 107 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14 (nos 3-4); ref. 1658] Hawaiian Islands. •Synonym of Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster 1801) -- (Randall 1963:396 [ref. 3599], Randall 2001:3326 [ref. 26128], Randall 2005:175 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:416 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:203 [ref. 30952]). •Synonym of Cirrhitus pinnulatus subspecies maculosus Bennett 1828 -- (Gaither & Randall 2013:191 [ref. 32383]). Current status: Synonym of Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster 1801). Cirrhitidae. Habitat: marine.