Otolithoides Fowler [H. W.] 1933:364 Masc. Otolithus biauritus Cantor 1849. Type by original designation. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Otolithes. See also Sciaenoides Blyth 1860. •Synonym of Sciaenoides Blyth 1860 -- (Kottelat 2013:360 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Otolithoides Fowler 1933 -- (Trewavas 1977:296 [ref. 4459], Jayaram 1981:328 [ref. 6497], Kottelat 1989:17 [ref. 13605], Talwar 1995:24 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 2001:3119 [ref. 26108], Ataur Rahman 2003:354 [ref. 31338], Parenti 2020:35 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Otolithoides Fowler 1933. Sciaenidae.