similis, Synodus McCulloch [A. R.] 1921:167, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Queensland Museum v. 7; ref. 15318] Near the Capricorn Group, Queensland coast, Australia, depth 25-30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): QM I.3542. •Valid as Synodus similis McCulloch 1921 -- (Cressey 1981:38 [ref. 5574], Paxton et al. 1989:239 [ref. 12442], Francis 1993:158 [ref. 25479], Paulin et al. 1989:108 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:42 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:38 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:496 [ref. 25919], Russell 1999:1944 [ref. 24747], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:127 [ref. 25191], Randall 2005:64 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Gates 2006:470 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:109 [ref. 36167], Russell 2015:544 [ref. 34253]). Current status: Valid as Synodus similis McCulloch 1921. Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia and New Caledonia south to northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands and Rapa Island. Habitat: marine.