arabica, Nematalosa Regan [C. T.] 1917:313 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 19 (no. 112); ref. 3665] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.11.11.312. •Valid as Nematalosa arabica Regan 1917 -- (Whitehead 1985:242 [ref. 5141], Randall 1995:67 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S96 [ref. 27377], Psomadakis et al. 2015:153 [ref. 34104], Ali et al. 2018:306 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:26 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:63 [ref. 36871], Anderson 2022:153 [ref. 39690], Zajonz et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40522]). Current status: Valid as Nematalosa arabica Regan 1917. Dorosomatidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Socotra (Yemen), Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.