Pennahia (subgenus of Johnius) Fowler [H. W.] 1926:776 Fem. Otolithus macrophthalmus Bleeker 1849. Type designated by ICZN; on Official List (Opinion 1237). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Otolithes. •Synonym of Argyrosomus De la Pylaie 1835 -- (Zhong in Pan et al. 1991:383 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Pennahia Fowler 1926 -- (Trewavas 1977:313 [ref. 4459], Sasaki & Kailola 1988:263 [ref. 12553], Talwar 1995:37 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 1996:11 [ref. 22111], Sasaki 2001:3120 [ref. 26108], Motomura et al. 2017:160 [ref. 35490], Parenti 2020:42 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Pennahia Fowler 1926. Sciaenidae.