ornatus, Balistes Marion de Procé [P.-M.] 1822:131 [Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris [Sér. 3] [v. 9] (for 1822); ref. 17601] New Guinea. No types known. Type catalog: Beaunier et al. 2009:298 [ref. 28887]. •Synonym of Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck 1765) -- (Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1063 [ref. 19527]). Current status: Synonym of Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck 1765). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.