cynodon, Acropoma Regan [C. T.] 1921:415 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] 15-20 miles off River Umvoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120-130 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1921.3.1.13. •Valid as Neoscombrops cynodon (Regan 1921) -- (Heemstra 1986:562 [ref. 5660], Yamanoue & Matsuura 2003:288 [ref. 27216], Prokofiev 2006:5 [ref. 28960], Yamanoue et al. 2009:404 [ref. 30547], Heemstra 2022:161 [ref. 39747]). •Valid as Verilus cynodon (Regan 1921) -- (Yamanoue 2016:2386 [ref. 34736], Fricke et al. 2018:144 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Verilus cynodon (Regan 1921). Malakichthyidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to northern Mozambique, east to southwestern Madagascar. Habitat: marine.