tahmel, Sciaena Forsskål [P. S.] 1775:53 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [No locality stated] Red Sea. Unavailable as an alternative name for Sciaena cinerascens (see Fricke 2008:44 [ref. 30182]). Treated as valid in Rüppell 1836:35 [ref. 3844] as Pimelepterus tahmel. •Synonym of Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:44 [ref. 30182], Knudsen & Clements 2013:29 [ref. 33031], Golani & Fricke 2018:107 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål 1775). Kyphosidae.