nigricauda, Coleosmaris Norman [J. R.] 1931:359, Fig. 4 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 7 (no. 40); ref. 3220] Accra, Ghana, eastern Atlantic. Syntypes: BMNH 1930.8.26.63-64 (2). •Synonym of Spicara melanurus (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Carpenter & Iwatsuki in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2617 [ref. 34618]). •Valid as Spicara nigricauda (Norman 1931) -- (Heemstra 1990:771 [ref. 18769], Afonso et al. 1999:75 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:35 [ref. 30263], Parenti 2019:56 [ref. 36892], Fermon et al. 2022:282 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Spicara nigricauda (Norman 1931). Sparidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Ghana south to Angola, and offshore islands. Habitat: marine.