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macrolepidotus, Chaetodon Linnaeus [C.] 1758:274 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Indies. No types known. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:343 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. First reviser selecting macrolepidotus over acuminatus apparently Cuvier 1816:335 [ref. 993], see also ICZN Opinion 40. •Valid as Heniochus macrolepidotus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 2013:365 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Burgess 1978:223 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:163 [ref. 22764], Fricke 1999:342 [ref. 24106], Allen et al. 2006:1299 [ref. 29090]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus 1758). Chaetodontidae: Heniochinae. Habitat: marine.


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