alula, Synanceia Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Rama-Rao [K. V.] 1973:348, Figs. 3-4 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 39 (no. 18); ref. 6391] Nancouri Island, 8°00'N, 93°40'E, Nicobar Islands, Investigator station 615. Holotype: CAS-SU 14673. Paratypes: ZSI 289/2 (1), USNM 209420-21 (2, 1). Type catalog: Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:43 [ref. 22148]. See Das 2003:378 [ref. 27706] with genus as Synenceja. •Valid as Synanceia alula Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1973 -- (Poss 1999:2308 [ref. 24796], Mandrytsa 2001:274 [ref. 25636], Allen & Erdmann 2012:244 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:104 [ref. 36673], Matsunuma et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38413], Matsunuma et al. 2021:[6] [ref. 38413], Allen & Erdmann 2024:262 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Synanceia alula Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao 1973. Synanceiidae: Synanceiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Nicobar Islands (India); Flores (Indonesia); Papua New Guinea (New Britain, New Ireland); Solomon Islands. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.