purpurascens, Elops Richardson [J.] 1846:311 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Chinese Seas. No types known. Based solely on illustration by Reeves (see Whitehead 1970:208 [ref. 11606]). •Synonym of Elops saurus Linnaeus 1766 -- (Okada 1961:290 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Elops machnata (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:33 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Elops machnata (Fabricius 1775). Elopidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.