bananus, Butyrinus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1803:45, 46 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-2166 (dry on sheet, no head). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:261 [ref. 293] but dating to later publication. Based on Commerson manuscript. Type information: Whitehead 1986:222 [ref. 5733]. •Synonym of Albula vulpes (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Dor 1984:25 [ref. 29757], Whitehead 1986:221 [ref. 5733], Whitehead 1990:123 [ref. 19325]). •Unidentifiable -- (Randall & Bauchot 1999:82 [ref. 23836]). •Questionably a synonym of Albula glossodonta (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 1999:35 [ref. 24106], Kottelat 2013:36 [ref. 32989]). •Mention -- (Hidaka et al. 2008:62 [ref. 29526]). Current status: Uncertain as Albula glossodonta (Forsskål 1775). Albulidae: Albulinae. Habitat: marine.