laevis, Balistes Bloch [M. E.] 1795:82, Pl. 414 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 9; ref. 464] America; Indian Ocean. Syntypes: ZMB 4174 (1) America, 4178 (1) America, 5916 (1, right skin) Indian Ocean. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:100 [ref. 24282]. Spelled loevis on plate; first reviser not researched, laevis herein accepted. On p. 65 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 12 [ref. 21381] with laevis on plate caption. •Synonym of Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck 1765) -- (Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1063 [ref. 19527]). Current status: Synonym of Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck 1765). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.