melanocercus, Exocoetus Ogilby [J. D.] 1885:123 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 3262] Middle Harbor, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS B.5965. •Synonym of Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett 1831) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:332 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett 1831), but a valid subspecies melanocercus (Ogilby 1885) -- (Parin 1973 [ref. 7191], Paulin et al. 1989:143 [ref. 24556], Gomon et al. 1994:386 [ref. 22532], Johnson 1999:724 [ref. 25471], Paxton et al. 2006:726 [ref. 29073], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:111 [ref. 36167]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett 1831). Exocoetidae. Habitat: marine.