arcticeps, Exocoetus Günther [A.] 1866:289 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2012.11.8.4. •Valid as Cypselurus arcticeps (Günther 1866) -- (Chen et al. 1997:26 [ref. 26476], Nakabo 2000:560 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:560 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther 1866) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:331 [ref. 12442], Parin 1996:305 [ref. 23179], Parin 1999:2169 [ref. 24786], Parin in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Mundy 2005:284 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:725 [ref. 29073], Parin 2009:274 [ref. 30171], Larson et al. 2013:66 [ref. 32988], Motomura et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35490], Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:36 [ref. 36674]). Current status: Valid as Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther 1866). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China, Japan to Thailand and Samoan Islands. Habitat: marine.