occidentalis, Echeneis Duméril [A. H. A.] 1858:377 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 47 (no. 9); ref. 17427] No locality stated [Senegal]. No types known. Name with number of disks plates only. Not available, appearing without distinguishing characters, in synonymy of Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus 1758. •In the synonymy of Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:567 [ref. 38651]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus 1758. Echeneidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.