gouanianus, Lepidopus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:519, 520 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Mediterranean Sea (is Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon Region, France). No types known. Unnecessary replacement name for Lepidopus argenteus Bonnaterre 1788. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:70, 1719 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473] •Synonym of Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen 1788) -- (Parin & Bekker 1973:464 [ref. 7206], Parin 1990:975 [ref. 19382], Nakamura & Parin 1993:94 [ref. 21769], Bray et al. 2006:1764 [ref. 29091]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen 1788). Trichiuridae: Lepidopodinae. Habitat: marine.