Lucoscombrus van der Hoeven [J.] 1855:367 Masc. Gempylus serpens of Solander (= Gympylus serpens Cuvier 1829). Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated by Whitley 1929:119 [ref. 4665]. Appeared on p. 161 of English translation by W. Clark. Not available; on Official Index as junior objective synonym of Gempylus Cuvier 1829 (Opinion 487). Leucoscombrus is a misspelling. •Synonym of Gempylus Cuvier 1829 -- (Parin & Bekker 1973:457 [ref. 7206], Nakamura & Parin 1993:27 [ref. 21769] as Leucoscombrus). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Gempylus Cuvier 1829. Gempylidae.