motta, Elacate Cuvier [G.] 1829:203 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Orixa, India. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:37 [ref. 15502]. Available from footnote as, "El. motta, N., Pedda mottah, Russel, 153." Also appeared in Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:332 [ref. 1000]. •Synonym of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Monod 1973:371 [ref. 7193], Shaffer & Nakamura 1989:1 [ref. 13517], Quéro 1990:723 [ref. 18537]). Current status: Synonym of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766). Rachycentridae. Habitat: marine.