randalli, Acanthopagrus Iwatsuki [Y.] & Carpenter [K. E.] 2009:44, Fig. 1, 2A, 3A [Zootaxa No. 2267; ref. 30528] Off Bahrain, from fish market in Kuwait City, Persian Gulf. Holotype: BPBM 33135. Paratypes: MTUF-P 27226 (1). •Valid as Acanthopagrus randalli Iwatsuki & Carpenter 2009 -- (Iwatsuki et al. 2010:115 [ref. 31106], Iwatsuki 2013:87 [ref. 32744], Eagderi et al. 2019:113 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2019:70 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:290 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Acanthopagrus randalli Iwatsuki & Carpenter 2009. Sparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf endemic. Habitat: marine.