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Species in the genus Brachirus: [ 31 ] records

aenea, Synaptura Smith [H. M.] 1931:32, Fig. 15 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Lop Buri River at Lop Buri, central Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90311 (not found in 1980). Additional material: (1). •Synonym of Achiroides harmandi (Sauvage 1878) -- (Rainboth 1996:221 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Brachirus aenea (Smith 1931) -- (Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Desoutter et al. 2001:325 [ref. 25559], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314]). •Synonym of Brachirus harmandi (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus harmandi (Sauvage 1878). Soleidae. Distribution: Thailand (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

annularis, Brachirus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:346, Fig. 99 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] China Sea, vicinity of Taiwan, 21°40'N, 116°58'E, Albatross station D.5315, depth 148 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93095. Paratypes: USNM 93206 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:62 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Synaptura annularis (Fowler 1934) -- (Gonzales et al. 1994:491 [ref. 22282], Nakabo 2000:1387 [ref. 25182], Nair 2006:118 [ref. 29899] dated 1933, Ho et al. 2009:12 [ref. 31461] as annlaris). •Valid as Zebrias annularis (Fowler 1934) -- (Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:404 [ref. 40245]). •Valid as Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934 -- (Li & Wang 1995:309 [ref. 16193], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:1387 [ref. 26193], Hoese & Bray 2006:1844 [ref. 29000], Ho & Shao 2011:62 [ref. 31432], Lee in Koeda & Ho 2019:1258 [ref. 42393], Psomadakis et al. 2020:595 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:287 [ref. 41223], Tashiro 2022:86 [ref. 39012], Ummath et al. 2024:[8] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934. Soleidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India east to Taiwan, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

aspilos, Synaptura Bleeker [P.] 1852:74 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Singapore. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.6.3.5. Type catalog: Okamoto & Motomura 2021:356 [ref. 38068]. •Valid as Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314] dated 1851, Hoese & Bray 2006:1845 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:226 [ref. 32988], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Okamoto & Motomura 2021:355 [ref. 38068], Fujiwara et al. 2022:93 [ref. 39094]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852). Soleidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sumatra (Indonesia) and Singapore east to Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Samoa, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to Shark Bay (Western Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

breviceps, Brachirus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:36 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.865 (poor condition). •Valid as Brachirus breviceps Ogilby 1910 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1845 [ref. 29000], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus breviceps Ogilby 1910. Soleidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

canus, Pleuronectes Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:91 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Brachirus pan (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Brachirus pan (Hamilton 1822). Soleidae.

cinerascens, Synaptura Günther [A.] 1862:482 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1854.3.21.30. •Valid as Brachirus cinerascens (Günther 1862) -- (Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809]). •Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989] with question, Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:394 [ref. 40245]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cinerea, Synaptura De Vis [C. W.] 1883:288 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 1088] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.118. •Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1845 [ref. 29000], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dicholepis, Synaptura Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1877:844 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 3454] New Hanover, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): ZMB 9861. Type catalog: Okamoto & Motomura 2021:356 [ref. 38068]. •Valid as Brachirus dicholepis (Peters 1877) -- (Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314] dated 1876, Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Fricke et al. 2019:317 [ref. 36673]). •Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Okamoto & Motomura 2021:355 [ref. 38068]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852). Soleidae. Habitat: marine.

filamentosa, Synaptura (Synaptura) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:93 [8] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 18663] Laos Cambodgien. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9643. On p. 8 of separate. •Synonym of Euryglossa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 1984:816 [ref. 11440]). •Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fitzroiensis, Synaptura De Vis [C. W.] 1882:319 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 17382] Mouth of Fitzroy River, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I373 (1, destroyed in 1909), QM I.79. •Valid as Brachirus fitzroiensis (De Vis 1882) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1845 [ref. 29000], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus fitzroiensis (De Vis 1882). Soleidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.

foliacea, Solea Richardson [J.] 1846:279 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China; coasts of China. No types known. Non-types: BMNH 1851.12.27.213-214. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:218, Pl. 28a [ref. 11606]). •Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Li & Wang 1995:305 [ref. 16193], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Brachirus foliaceus (Richardson 1846) -- (Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809] as foliacea). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

harmandi, Synaptura (Anisochirus) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:94 [9] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 18663] Me Kong River, Cambodia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9517. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922]. On p. 9 of separate. •Valid as Euryglossa harmandi (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 1984:816 [ref. 11440], Rainboth 1996:221 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Brachirus harmandi (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 1998:117 [ref. 23436], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780], Desoutter et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25922], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:49 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:489 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus harmandi (Sauvage 1878). Soleidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

heterolepis, Synaptura Bleeker [P.] 1856:65 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1; ref. 311] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1862.6.3.1. Type catalog: Okamoto & Motomura 2021:356 [ref. 38068]. •Valid as Brachirus heterolepis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1054 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:190 [ref. 33932], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1213 [ref. 40796]). •Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Okamoto & Motomura 2021:355 [ref. 38068]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852). Soleidae. Habitat: marine.

krempfi, Synaptura Durand [J.] 1940:39, Pl. 7 [Institut Océanographic de l'Indochine Note 36; ref. 13008] Grand Lac, Cambodia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: (3) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:347 [ref. 25922]. •Synonym of Euroglossa siamensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 1984:817 [ref. 11440]). •In a category synonyms/misidentifications under Euryglossa panoides (Bleeker 1851) -- (Rainboth 1996:222 [ref. 22772]). •Synonym of Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780], Desoutter et al. 2001:347 [ref. 25922], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage 1878). Soleidae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepis, Synaptura Bleeker [P.] 1858:7 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 5 (art. 7); ref. 364] Singkawang, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Euryglossa macrolepis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Mohsin & Ambak 1996:596 [ref. 27969]). •Valid as Brachirus macrolepis (Bleeker 1858) -- (Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Ummath et al. 2024:[8] [ref. 41632], Moazzam & Osmany 2025:575 [ref. 42495]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus macrolepis (Bleeker 1858). Soleidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Pakistan east to Kalimantan (Indonesia). IUCN (2020): Data Deficient. Habitat: marine.

marmorata, Synaptura Bleeker [P.] 1853:90 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Brachirus marmoratus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:1054 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1213 [ref. 40796]). •Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Okamoto & Motomura 2021:355 [ref. 38068] as marmoratus). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852). Soleidae. Habitat: marine.

nebulosa, Synaptura Chen [J. T. F.] & Weng [H. T. C.] 1965:76, Fig. 52 [Biological Bulletin, Department of Biology, College of Science, Tunghai University, v. 25, 27, Ichthyological Series, No. 5; ref. 9207] Tungkong, southwestern Taiwan. Holotype (unique): NMMBP 5173 (formerly THUP 02768). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:62 [ref. 31432]. Genus originally misspelled once as Synatura on p. 76. •Synonym of Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934 -- (Li & Wang 1995:309 [ref. 16193]), Ho & Shao 2011:62 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Synaptura annularis (Fowler 1934) -- (Gonzales et al. 1994:491 [ref. 22282]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934. Soleidae. Habitat: marine.

nigra, Synaptura Macleay [W.] 1880:49 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 1); ref. 17579] Sydney market (Botany Bay at mouth of Cook's River and Port Jackson), New South Wales, Australia. Paratypes: (several) AMS I.16280-001 [ex MAMU F225a] (3). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:205 [ref. 19518]. Combined with a masculine genus, the adjective should be niger. •Valid as Synaptura nigra Macleay 1880 -- (Kuiter 1993:391 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:861 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:384 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:752 [ref. 25471], Hoese & Bray 2006:1845 [ref. 29000]). •Valid as Brachirus nigra (Macleay 1880) -- (Gomon 2008:818 [ref. 30616]). •Valid as Brachirus niger (Macleay 1880) -- (Gomon 2008:818 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus niger (Macleay 1880). Soleidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria (Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

orientalis, Pleuronectes Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:157 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India. Syntypes: ZMB 7404 (1, right skin), 7405 (1, dry, lost), 7407 (1, right skin). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:139-140 [ref. 24282] with syntypes; listing of ZMB 7404 as holotype by Eschmeyer et al. 1998:1250 [Catalog of Fishes] technically may have established a lectotype. •Valid as Synaptura orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:355 [ref. 6441], Desoutter 1986:431 [ref. 6212], Ataur Rahman 1989:28 [ref. 24860], Poll & Gosse 1995:79 [ref. 24781], Nakabo 2000:1387 [ref. 25182]). •Valid as Euryglossa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1047 [ref. 20764], Coad 1991:27 [ref. 15702], Kottelat et al. 1993:171 [ref. 23448], Goren & Dor 1994:72 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:360 [ref. 22896], Rainboth 1996:222 [ref. 22772], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:596 [ref. 27969], Rema Devi et al. 1996:144 [ref. 24021], Carpenter et al. 1997:233 [ref. 23922], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:188 [ref. 25703]). •Valid as Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Lu & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:334 [ref. 26639], Li & Wang 1995:305 [ref. 16193], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Desoutter et al. 2001:325 [ref. 25559], Munroe 2001:3883 [ref. 26314], Nakabo 2002:1387 [ref. 26193], Ataur Rahman 2003:43 [ref. 31338], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Bray 2006:1845 [ref. 29000], Ho et al. 2009:12 [ref. 31461], Coad 2010:268 [ref. 36620], Larson et al. 2013:226 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989], Psomadakis et al. 2015:326 [ref. 34104], Voronina et al. 2016:396 [ref. 35064], Ali et al. 2018:344 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805], Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:296 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:123 [ref. 37020], Lee in Koeda & Ho 2019:1259 [ref. 42393], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 12 [ref. 38321], Okamoto & Motomura 2021:366 [ref. 38068], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:394 [ref. 40245], Ummath et al. 2024:[8] [ref. 41632], Kasim et at. 2025:9 [ref. 42537], Moazzam & Osmany 2025:576 [ref. 42495]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Distribution: ed Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique), Persian Gulf and Madagascar east to Philippines, north to northern Vietnam and Taiwan, south to northern Australia. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ovalis, Solea Richardson [J.] 1846:279 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Coasts of China. No types known. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:218, Pl. 10b [ref. 11606]). •Valid as Solea ovalis Richardson 1846 -- (Li & Wang 1995:286 [ref. 16193]). •Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Li & Wang 1995:305 [ref. 16193], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989] with question). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Distribution: China (if valid). Habitat: marine.

pan, Pleuronectes Hamilton [F.] 1822:130, 373, Pl. 24 (fig. 42) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Eastern Ganges River estuaries from Dhaka downwards. No types known. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 76 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Euryglossa pan (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1046 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Synaptura pan (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:27 [ref. 24860], Kottelat et al. 1993:171 [ref. 23448]). •Valid as Brachirus pan (Hamilton 1822) -- (Li & Wang 1995:307 [ref. 16193], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314], Ataur Rahman 2003:42 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 12 [ref. 38321], Ummath et al. 2024:[8] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus pan (Hamilton 1822). Soleidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

panoides, Synaptura Bleeker [P.] 1851:440 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16897] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Syntypes (2) and/or Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1862.6.3.7 (1) Singapore. Originally as panöides. •Valid as Euryglossa panoides (Bleeker 1851) -- (Kottelat 1984:817 [ref. 11440], Rainboth 1996:222 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Synaptura panoides Bleeker 1851 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:171 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:250 [ref. 23210]). •Valid as Brachirus panoides (Bleeker 1851) -- (Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:218 [ref. 34464], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Taki et al. 2021:491 [ref. 39830], Ummath et al. 2024:[8] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus panoides (Bleeker 1851). Soleidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

salinarum, Brachirus Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:35 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Salt pans at Kimberly, northern Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.870 (123 mm). Paratypes: QM I.870 (1 of 2, 105 mm). •Valid as Brachirus salinarum Ogilby 1910 -- (Allen et al. 2002:325 [ref. 25930], Hoese & Bray 2006:1846 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:226 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35250]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus salinarum Ogilby 1910. Soleidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: freshwater.

sayaensis, Brachirus Voronina [E. P.] 2019:419, Figs. 2-4 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 36809] Saya de Malha Bank, Indian Ocean, 10°41'S, 61°12'E, depth 120 - 123 meters. Holotype: ZIN 49162. Paratype: ZIN 49163 (1). Type catalog: Voronina & Volkova 2019:278 [ref. 37075]. •Valid as Brachirus sayaensis Voronina 2019. Current status: Valid as Brachirus sayaensis Voronina 2019. Soleidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank endemic. Habitat: marine.

selheimi, Synaptura Macleay [W.] 1882:71 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 1); ref. 14344] Palmer River, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (several) MAMU? (probably lost). •Valid as Brachirus selheimi (Macleay 1882) -- (Larson & Martin 1990:76 [ref. 16606], Desoutter et al. 2001:325 [ref. 25559], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314] dated 1883, Allen et al. 2002:326 [ref. 25930], Hoese & Bray 2006:1846 [ref. 29000], Larson et al. 2013:226 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35250], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus selheimi (Macleay 1882). Soleidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

siamensis, Synaptura Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:94 [9] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 18663] Stung Strang, Laos. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-9644. Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25922]. On p. 9 of separate. •Valid as Euryglossa siamensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 1984:816 [ref. 11440]). •In a category synonyms/misidentifications under Euryglossa panoides (Bleeker 1851) -- (Rainboth 1996:222 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780], Desoutter et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25922], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Taki et al. 2021:490 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage 1878). Soleidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Peninsular Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

smithi, Chabanaudetta Joglekar [A.] 1971:370, Figs. 1-2 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 187 (nos 5/6); ref. 21783] Nontabury, Thailand. Holotype: ZSI F 6284/2. Paratypes: ZSI F 6285/2 (1). •Synonym of Euryglossa siamensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 1984:817 [ref. 11440]). •Synonym of Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage 1878) -- (Kottelat 2001:164 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage 1878). Soleidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sorsogonensis, Synaptura Evermann [B. W.] & Seale [A.] 1907:106, Fig. 22 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 607) (for 1906); ref. 1285] Bacon, Sorsogon, Luzon Island Philippines. Holotype (unique): USNM 55916. Type catalog: Okamoto & Motomura 2021:356 [ref. 38068]. •Valid as Brachirus sorsogonensis (Evermann & Seale 1907) -- (Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Munroe 2001:3884 [ref. 26314]). •Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) -- (Okamoto & Motomura 2021:355 [ref. 38068]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852). Soleidae. Habitat: marine.

sundaicus, Brachirus Bleeker [P.] 1865:[20], Pl. 236 (fig. 4) [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 6; ref. 428] Rio, Batang; Tjirutjup, Belitung Island, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2). Plate published in 1865, text published in 1870. •Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Brachirus sundaicus Bleeker 1865 -- (Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Soleidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

swinhonis, Synaptura Steindachner [F.] 1867:586 [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 55 (pts 4-5); ref. 4213] Hong Kong, South China Sea. Holotype (unique): NMW 43070. •Valid as Synaptura swinhonis Steindachner 1867 -- (authors). •Valid as Brachirus swinhonis (Steindachner 1867) -- (Li & Wang 1995:310 [ref. 16193], Munroe in Randall & Lim 2000:646 [ref. 25122], Voronina 2019:423 [ref. 36809], Okamoto & Motomura 2021:366 [ref. 38068]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus swinhonis (Steindachner 1867). Soleidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

villosa, Synaptura Weber [M.] 1907:251, Pl. 13 (fig. 3) [Süsswasserfische von Neu-Guinea v. 5 (Zool.) pt 2; ref. 4599] Wagani River, southern New Guinea. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1913.12.15.37 (1) Lorenz R.; ZMA 108181-82 (1, 2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:109 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Synaptura villosa Weber 1907 -- (Allen 1991:206 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 2000:155 [ref. 27467] dated 1908). •Valid as Brachirus villosus (Weber 1907) -- (Roberts 1978:69 [ref. 8886], Munroe 2001:3881 [ref. 26314] dated 1908, Allen et al. 2008:191 [ref. 30265]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus villosus (Weber 1907). Soleidae. Distribution: Central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater.