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Species in the genus Priacanthus: [ 29 ] records

alalaua, Priacanthus Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1903:181 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2450] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50643. Paratypes: CAS-SU 7461 (1), USNM 125659 [ex USBF 1223] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:71 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann 1903 -- (Starnes 1988:155 [ref. 6978], Allen & Robertson 1994:121 [ref. 22193], Starnes in Fischer et al. 1995:1408 [ref. 22830], Randall et al. 1997:136 [ref. 25919], Starnes 1999:2599 [ref. 24834], Thomson et al. 2000:109 [ref. 25640], Myers & Donaldson 2003:623 [ref. 27495] dated 1904, Nelson et al. 2004:138 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:113 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:353 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:210 [ref. 30952], Page et al. 2013:142 [ref. 32708], Fourriére et al. 2016:445 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:150 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus alalaua Jordan & Evermann 1903. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Pacific: Guam; Johnston Atoll, Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.); Revillagigedo Islands and Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

arenatus, Priacanthus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:101 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Brazil and Atlantic. Syntypes: MNHN A-3066 (1, poor condition), A-3085 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:84 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Hureau 1973:364 [ref. 7197], Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:317 [ref. 14275], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:800 [ref. 13676], Robins & Ray 1986:148 [ref. 23100], Starnes 1988:159 [ref. 6978], Scott & Scott 1988:366 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:139 [ref. 14674], Hureau 1990:712 [ref. 17267], Randall et al. 1990:136 [ref. 15987], Cervigón 1991:385 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:125 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:387 [ref. 23827], Murdy et al. 1997:240 [ref. 23144], Santos et al. 1997:82 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:82 [ref. 24952], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:221 [ref. 25013], Afonso et al. 1999:84 [ref. 25466], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:158 [ref. 27754], Motomura et al. 2001:80 [ref. 25597], Lopes et al. 2001:4 [ref. 25809], Rocha & Rosa 2001:990 [ref. 25909], Coad & Gilhen 2002:633 [ref. 26862], Starnes 2003:1384 [ref. 27084], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:138 [ref. 27807], Randall 2005:185 [ref. 28239], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:214 [ref. 28815], Wirtz et al. 2007:31 [ref. 30263], Randall 2007:210 [ref. 30952], Psomadakis et al. 2012:17 [ref. 33457], Page et al. 2013:142 [ref. 32708], Wirtz et al. 2013:123 [ref. 32972], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:45 [ref. 33341], Pinheiro et al. 2015:16 [ref. 34324], Starnes in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2422 [ref. 34618], Nión et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35565], Spier et al. 2018:10 [ref. 36103], Carneiro et al. 2019:248 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:179 [ref. 38139], Ribeiro et al. 2019:7 [ref. 36717], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Marceniuk et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:543 [ref. 38945], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:72 [ref. 39585], Fermon et al. 2022:276 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:129 [ref. 40480], Ceríaco et al. 2023:67 [ref. 40710], Hoff et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40463]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to northern Argentina, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, with juveniles reaching Nova Scotia (Canada); eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to northern Angola, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2017): Least concern. Habitat: marine.

argyropthalmus, Sparus Shaw [G.] 1803:441 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Japan. Syntypes: ZMB 8156 (1, right skin), 8160 (1, stuffed). Unneeded new name for Anthias macropthalmus Bloch 1792. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

asper, Boops Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:58 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

benmebari, Priacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:19, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Part 1; ref. 4370] Southwestern coast of Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D254 (dry). Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1844.2.21.7 (2, stuffed); NMW 9464 (1); RMNH D249-253 (5, stuffed), 323 (3); ZMB 8125 [ex RMNH] (1, stuffed, missing) Type catalog: Paepke 2001:331 [ref. 25566] Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:35 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829 -- (Starnes 1988:169 [ref. 6978]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Priacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:456 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Indonesia, Java Sea, eastern Indian Ocean; Sibogha, western Sumatra, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean; Ambon Bay, Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 30583 [ex 5552] (3 of several), 5552 (now 1). Based on multiple sources, the syntypes from Indonesia, on Anthias macrophthalmus Bloch 1792 and questionably on Priacanthus japonicus Cuvier 1829 [= Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier 1829)]. Unneeded replacement name for Anthias macrophthalmus Bloch 1792 [= Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775)]; here restricted to the Indonesian syntypes which represent a different species, Priacanthus blochii Bleeker 1853. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Dor 1984:110 [ref. 29757], Randall 1994:262 [ref. 21644]). •Valid as Priacanthus blochii Bleeker 1853 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:187 [ref. 19754], Starnes 1988:162 [ref. 6978], Randall et al. 1990:136 [ref. 15987], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:281 [ref. 24014], Randall 1995:148 [ref. 22896], Chen et al. 1997:54 [ref. 26476] dated 1851, Iwatsuki et al. 1997:102 [ref. 23356], Kuiter 1997:136 [ref. 25488], Anderson et al. 1998:23 [ref. 23611], Starnes 1999:2599 [ref. 24834], Nakabo 2000:747 [ref. 25086], Krupp et al. 2000:328 [ref. 25117], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:747 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:60 [ref. 27510], Randall 2005:184 [ref. 28239], Paxton et al. 2006:1118 [ref. 28995], Iwatsuki 2009:101 [ref. 30433], Allen & Erdmann 2012:364 [ref. 31980], Motomura et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:70 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:97 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:130 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:401 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747], Zajonz et al. 2022:98 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus blochii Bleeker 1853. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles and Comoros east to Philippines and Samoa, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

caroli, Priacanthus Curtiss [A.] 1938:95 [A short zoology of Tahiti in the Society islands; ref. 18057] Near Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands. No types known. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

catalufa, Priacanthus Poey [F.] 1863:182 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 18561] Cuba. Syntypes: ?MCZ 9766 (6). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:195 [ref. 22926] with a holotype. •Synonym of Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Hureau 1973:364 [ref. 7197], Starnes 1988:159 [ref. 6978], Hureau 1990:712 [ref. 17267]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

dubius, Priacanthus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843:19 [Fauna Japonica Part 1; ref. 4370] Japan. Holotype (unique) (?): RMNH 315. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:35 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

fax, Priacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:473 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-0737 (4). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:85 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978], Fricke 1999:222 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2018:163 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

fitchi, Priacanthus Starnes [W. C.] 1988:164, Pl. 1h; Fig. 3e [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 6978] Sumatra, 0°25'S, 98°40'E, Indonesia, depth 150 meters. Holotype: USNM 263760. Paratypes: AMS I.26843-001 [ex WAM P.25399-012] (1); BMNH 1987.6.1:5 (1); BPBM 31881 (1); CAS 60361 (1); MNHN 1987-0936 (1); USNM 183207 (1), 285044 (1), 285181 (2, 1 c&s); WAM P.25394-003 (1); P.25399-012 (7), P.26291-007 (3). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:23 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:24 [ref. 30117] •Valid as Priacanthus fitchi Starnes 1988 -- (Iwatsuki et al. 1997:104 [ref. 23356], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Starnes 1999:2600 [ref. 24834], Nakabo 2000:748 [ref. 25086], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:323 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:748 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:431 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:1118 [ref. 28995], Iwatsuki et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31809], Hashimoto et al. 2021:60 [ref. 38450], Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus fitchi Starnes 1988. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern Mozambique, Saya de Malha Bank; Indonesia east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. IUCN (2021): Not assessed. Habitat: marine.

hamrur, Sciaena Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:xi, 44, 45 [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Lectotype: ZMUC P4773 (dry skin). Paralectotypes: ZMUC P4774 (dry skin). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:63 [ref. 9588], Fricke 2008:30 [ref. 30182]. Spelled hamruhr in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:104 [ref. 4879]. Types figured in Klausewitz & Nielsen 1965:Pl. 11 [ref. 20847]. Lectotype selected by Klausewitz & Nielsen 1965:18 [ref. 20847]. Named Sciaena abu hamrur on p. 44, but Sciaena hamrur on p. xi and 45. Originally also described from Lohajæ (Al-Luhayya, Yemen, Red Sea). Authorship according to Fricke 2008:30 [ref. 30182]. •Valid as Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:238 [ref. 19756], Dor 1984:109 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:143 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:479, 673 [ref. 8056], Heemstra 1986:545 [ref. 5660], Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978], Allen & Swainston 1988:64 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:543 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:136 [ref. 15987], Francis & Randall 1993:120 [ref. 20996], Kuiter 1993:151 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:160 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:29 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:148 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:252 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:148 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:54 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:136 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:136 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:124 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:222 [ref. 24106], Mishra & Srinivasan 1999:243 [ref. 24754], Starnes 1999:2596 [ref. 24834], Johnson 1999:732 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:746 [ref. 25086], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:209 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:12 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:99 [ref. 25868], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:99 [ref. 26368], Motomura et al. 2001:80 [ref. 25597], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:746 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:318, 596 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:623 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:60 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27624], Mishra & Krishnan 2003:28 [ref. 27712], Heemstra et al. 2004:3324 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:182 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:185 [ref. 28239], Shinohara et al. 2005:431 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:1118 [ref. 28995], Randall 2007:210 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:50 [ref. 30213], Iwatsuki 2009:101 [ref. 30433], Motomura et al. 2010:104 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:15 [ref. 39915], Allen & Erdmann 2012:364 [ref. 31980], Psomadakis et al. 2012:16 [ref. 33457], Fricke et al. 2013:258 [ref. 32706], Larson 2013:115 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:68 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988], Psomadakis et al. 2015:205 [ref. 34104], Koeda et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35490], Ergüden et al. 2018:389 [ref. 36408], Fricke et al. 2018:163 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:71 [ref. 36273], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2018:112 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:97 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:130 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:119 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:402 [ref. 37272], Capapé et al. 2022:319 [ref. 39851], Zajonz et al. 2022:99 [ref. 40522], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935]). •Valid as Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:30 [ref. 30182], Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Saya de Malha Bank, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia) and Tonga; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

helvolus, Priacanthus Jordan [D. S.], Evermann [B. W.] & Tanaka [S.] 1927:664, Pl. 23 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 16 (no. 20); ref. 2454] Honolulu market, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: CAS 345. •Synonym of Priacanthus meeki Jenkins 1903 -- (Starnes 1988:172 [ref. 6978]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus meeki Jenkins 1903. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

holocentrum, Priacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1849:48 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [13]; ref. 318] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7726 (1) Madras, B.8315-18 (4). •Synonym of Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846 -- (Starnes 1988:180 [ref. 6978]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

insularum, Priacanthus Johnson [J. Y.] 1862:179 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 (pt 2) (art. 2) (for 10 June 1862); ref. 2357] Madeira. Holotype (unique): BMNH (apparently lost). •Synonym of Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829 -- (Starnes 1988:159 [ref. 6978]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

junonis, Priacanthus De Vis [C. W.] 1884:392 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Queensland coast, Australia. •Synonym of Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829 -- (Starnes 1988:169 [ref. 6978]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

longipinnis, Priacanthus Borodin [N. A.] 1932:81 [Bulletin Vanderbilt Marine Museum v. 1 (art. 3); ref. 16361] Nouméa, New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): VMM 1124 (now at AMNH). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:329 [ref. 28867]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

macracanthus, Priacanthus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:108 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0174. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:85 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:184 [ref. 19754], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:143 [ref. 6441], Machida in Okamura et al. 1985:479, 673 [ref. 8056], Starnes 1988:169 [ref. 6978], Allen & Swainston 1988:64 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:543 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:150 [ref. 23929], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:252 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:55 [ref. 26476], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Starnes 1999:2597 [ref. 24834], Johnson 1999:732 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:748 [ref. 25086], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:92 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:323 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:748 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:318, 597 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Parin 2003:S5 [ref. 28536], Shinohara et al. 2005:431 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:1119 [ref. 28995], Iwatsuki 2009:101 [ref. 30433], Shinohara et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31715], Iwatsuki et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31809], Allen & Erdmann 2012:364 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:115 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:103 [ref. 34464], Shinohara et al. 2014:260 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:357 [ref. 33547], Trnski 2015:1233 [ref. 34198], Motomura et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35490], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2018:112 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:119 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:402 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:58 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier 1829. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indonesia and Arafura Sea east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan), south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Middleton Reef and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

macrophthalmus, Anthias Bloch [M. E.] 1792:115, Pl. 319 [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Japan. Syntypes: ZMB 8156 (1, right skin), ?8160 (1, stuffed). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:120 [ref. 24282]. On p. 99 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978], Paxton et al. 2006:1118 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

macrophthalmus, Priacanthus Gill [T. N.] 1873:807 [29] [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner 1873 [v. 1]; ref. 17631] On p. 29 of separate. Not available; appeared as "Priacanthus macrophthalmus Cuv..." but not tied to a reference, no distinguishing features; apparently same as Anthias macrophthalmus Bloch 1792. Nomen Nudum. Priacanthidae.

meeki, Priacanthus Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:450, Fig. 20 (2nd of 2 Fig. 20's) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands Holotype: USNM 50847 (not found in 1980). Paratypes: USNM 126123 (2), 126133 (2, not found in 1980). •Valid as Priacanthus meeki Jenkins 1903 -- (Starnes 1988:172 [ref. 6978], Randall et al. 1990:136 [ref. 15987], Randall 1995:148 [ref. 22896], Motomura et al. 2001:80 [ref. 25597], Randall 2005:185 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:354 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:210 [ref. 30952], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957] as cf. meeki). •See Grove & Lavenberg 1997:344 [ref. 24023]. Current status: Valid as Priacanthus meeki Jenkins 1903. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Johnston Atoll and Hawaiian Islands: stray to Galápagos Islands (eastern Pacific). Habitat: marine.

nasca, Priacanthus Starnes [W. C.] 1988:173, Pl. 3a [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 6978] Hanga Roa, Easter Island, southeastern Pacific, depth 130 fathoms. Holotype: BPBM 30544. Paratypes: BPBM 30924 (1), CAS 60363 (1), MNHN 1987-0934 (1), USNM 284066-67 (2). •Valid as Priacanthus nasca Starnes 1988. Current status: Valid as Priacanthus nasca Starnes 1988. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

prolixus, Priacanthus Starnes [W. C.] 1988:175, Figs 23a-b [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 6978] Off Somalia, 11°21'06"N, 51°09'06"E, Indian Ocean, depth 37 meters. Holotype: USNM 290660. Paratypes: ANSP 53131 (1); BPBM 27730 (5); USNM 284068 (1), 285474 (1), 290661-62 (2), 291682 (1). Non-type material: USNM 6534 (1). •Valid as Priacanthus prolixus Starnes 1988 -- (Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Motomura et al. 2001:77 [ref. 25597], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377], Psomadakis et al. 2015:205 [ref. 34104], Golani & Fricke 2018:71 [ref. 36273] as Riacanthus p., Mohanty et al. 2019:290 [ref. 36925], Psomadakis et al. 2020:402 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:158 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus prolixus Starnes 1988. Priacanthidae. Distribution: [Red Sea], northern Indian Ocean: Somalia, Gulf of Aden and Pakistan east to West Bengal (India) and Myanmar; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

sagittarius, Priacanthus Starnes [W. C.] 1988:178, Pl. 3 e-g; Figs. 3, 5, 8, 12, 18 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 6978] South coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, 6°13'00"S, 104°38'45"E, depth 42 meters. Holotype: USNM 285042. Paratypes: AMNH 77349 (2); AMS I.26840-001 (2); ANSP 151675-77 (2, 1, 3), 159039 (3); BMNH 1987.6.1:1-3 (3); BPBM 19473 (1), 31882 (3); CAS 54998 (1), 60360 (3); CSIRO CA 1286 (1), CA 1498 (1); FMNH 97122 (1); FRLM 2469 (1); HUJ 11152 (1); LACM 44286-1 (2); MNHN 0000-4095 (1), 1987-933 (1); NTM S.10996.005 (2), S.11021-001 (1); QM I.22744 (3); RMNH 30584 (2); NSMT-P 29838 [ex TMBS 851103-1]; USNM 236936 (1), 263757 (1), 283767-69 (2, 1, 5), 285043 (1), 285045 (1); WAM P.29373 (1); Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:23 [ref. 19335], Moyer & Matsuura 1991:82 [ref. 19927], Golani 2006:26 [ref. 28840], Moore et al. 2008:24 [ref. 30117]. ZMA 116604 (1). •Valid as Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes 1988 -- (Baranes & Golani 1993:307 [ref. 22372], Evseenko 1996:727 [ref. 24666], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Fricke 1999:223 [ref. 24106], Starnes 1999:2600 [ref. 24834], Nakabo 2000:747 [ref. 25086], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:747 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:60 [ref. 27510], Paxton et al. 2006:1119 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2009:51 [ref. 30213], Goren et al. 2010:S45 [ref. 38760], Allen & Erdmann 2012:365 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:115 [ref. 32988], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:418 [ref. 33460], Psomadakis et al. 2015:205 [ref. 34104], Farrag et al. 2016:[1] [ref. 34683], Motomura et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35490], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[20] 258 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:71 [ref. 36273], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:403 [ref. 37272], Golani 2021:43 [ref. 38303], Gürlek et al. 2021:236 [ref. 38924], Hata & Nakae 2021:37 [ref. 38458], Kovačić et al. 2021:74 [ref. 39014], Heemstra 2022:158 [ref. 39747], Ergüden et al. 2023:16 [ref. 40209]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes 1988. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: western Mascarenes (La Réunion) and Sri Lanka east to Philippines and Samoa, north to Shizuoka Prefecture (Japan), south to Western Australia and New Caledonia; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

schlegelii, Priacanthus Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1879:79 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1879; ref. 18288] Enoshima, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 10599. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

schmittii, Priacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1852:572 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 30588 [ex RMNH 5554]. •Synonym of Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846 -- (Starnes 1988:180 [ref. 6978]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846. Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

speculum, Priacanthus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:471 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mahé, Seychelles. Holotype: ?MNHN A-0164. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:85 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978], Fricke 1999:222 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2018:163 [ref. 35805]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

tayenus, Priacanthus Richardson [J.] 1846:237 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.8.12.50 (1). Type information: Whitehead 1970:212 [ref. 11606]. •Valid as Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846 -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:185 [ref. 19754], Starnes 1988:180 [ref. 6978], Allen & Swainston 1988:64 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:543 [ref. 12442], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:221 [ref. 24016], Randall 1995:148 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:253 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:148 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:55 [ref. 26476], Starnes 1999:2598 [ref. 24834], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:99 [ref. 26368], Motomura et al. 2001:80 [ref. 25597], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:34 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Paxton et al. 2006:1119 [ref. 28995], Iwatsuki 2009:102 [ref. 30433], Larson et al. 2013:115 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:104 [ref. 34464], Motomura et al. 2017:96 [ref. 35490], Ali et al. 2018:320 [ref. 36183], Iwatsuki in Kimura et al. 2018:112 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871] as cf. tayenus, Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 24 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:403 [ref. 37272], Heemstra 2022:158 [ref. 39747], Zajonz et al. 2022:100 [ref. 40522], Vilasri et al. 2023:78 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus tayenus Richardson 1846. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Oman east to Philippines and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

zaiserae, Priacanthus Starnes [W. C.] & Moyer [J. T.] in Starnes 1988:183, Pl. 3h; Fig. 3d [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 43 (no. 2); ref. 6978] Ako, Miyake-Jima, Japan, depth 28 meters. Holotype: USNM 284063. Paratypes: AMNH 77359 (1); AMS I.26841-001 (1); ANSP 159040 (1); BMNH 1987.6.1:4 (1); BPBM 31883 (1); CAS 60362 (1); FRLM 1892 (1), 2470 (1); MNHN 1987-0935 (1); NSMT-P 29839 (1), 41955 (1) [ex TMBS 851107-3]; URM 1086 (1), 8249 (1), 8251 (1); USNM 284064-65 (1, 2), 289282 (1). Type catalog: Moyer & Matsuura 1991:82 [ref. 19927]. •Valid as Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer 1988 -- (Starnes 1999:2600 [ref. 24834], Nakabo 2000:747 [ref. 25086], Starnes in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Motomura et al. 2001:80 [ref. 25597], Shinohara et al. 2001:323 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:747 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:431 [ref. 28370], Allen & Erdmann 2012:365 [ref. 31980], Mochizuki et al. 2021:49 [ref. 38974]). Current status: Valid as Priacanthus zaiserae Starnes & Moyer 1988. Priacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan and Izu Islands. Habitat: marine.