phaleratus, Balistes Richardson [J.] 1846:484, Pl. 1 (figs. 4-5) [Discoveries in Australia; ref. 3743] West coasts of Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2012.11.1.5. On Code recommendation 51D, the anonymous author is listed in square brackets. •Synonym of Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous 1798) -- (Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1055 [ref. 19527], Matsuura & Yoshino 2004:192 [ref. 27771] with author as Anonymous, Allen et al. 2006:1870 [ref. 29098], Parenti 2021:648 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Synonym of Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous 1798). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.