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Melichthys
Swainson, 1839
Oncobalistes
Fowler, 1946; (synonym)
Melichthys indicus
Randall & Klausewitz, 1973
Melichthys niger
Berry & Baldwin, 1966
Balistes niger
Bloch, 1786; (valid as)
Balistes niger
Park, 1797; (valid as)
Balistes niger
Commerson, 1798; (opinion 89)
Balistes mungo-park
Lacep¨de, 1802; (misspelling)
Balistes mungopark
Lacep¨de, 1802; (synonym)
Balistes radula
Solander, 1848; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Balistes kib
Montrouzier, 1857; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Balistes kibitar
Montrouzier, 1857; (synonym)
Balistes piceus
Poey, 1863; (synonym)
Melichthys bispinosus
Gilbert, 1890; (synonym)
Balistes fuscolineatus
Seale, 1901; (synonym)
Balistes sillone
Le Danois, 1961; (synonym)
Melichthys vidua
Randall & Klausewitz, 1973
Balistes fimbriatus
Forster, 1845; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Balistes vidua
Richardson (ex Solander), 1845; (valid as)
Pachynathus nycteris
Jordan & Evermann, 1903; (synonym)
Oncobalistes erythropterus
Fowler, 1946; (synonym)
Balistes vidua kamoharai
Abe, 1958; (synonym)
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Additional information sources:
The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by;
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.