varilineata, Caesio (Caesio) Carpenter [K. E.] 1987:24, Pls. 2C, 6G [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 15; ref. 6430] Northeastern side of Jana Island, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, depth 10 meters. Holotype: BPBM 30816. Paratypes: AMS I.25457-001 (1); BMNH 1985.9.17.1 (1); BPBM 21197 (2), 29430 (4), 30688 (1), 30693 (9), 30817 (2); CAS 57406 (1); MNHN 1985-0877 (1); USNM 264359 (2); WAM P.25980-001 (1), P.25986-002 (1), P.25997-001 (4). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:26 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:29 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Caesio varilineata Carpenter 1987 -- (Carpenter 1988:44 [ref. 9296], Goren & Dor 1994:39 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:206 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:174 [ref. 23922], Allen & Adrim 2003:39 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S109 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:208 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki in Iwatsuki & Satapoomin 2009:145 [ref. 31128], Allen & Erdmann 2012:462 [ref. 31980], Holleman et al. 2013:262 [ref. 32876], Psomadakis et al. 2015:250 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:326 [ref. 36183], Golani & Fricke 2018:93 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:44 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:77 [ref. 36871], Kovačić et al. 2021:66 [ref. 39014], Carpenter & Holleman 2022:257 [ref. 39754]). Current status: Valid as Caesio varilineata Carpenter 1987. Lutjanidae: Lutjaninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Maldives east to western Sumatra and Java (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.