ardeola, Belone Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:425 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Martinique Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:22 [ref. 22813]. •Synonym of Belone houttuyni (Walbaum 1792) -- (Mees 1962:33 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Platybelone argalus (Lesueur 1821) -- (Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:166 [ref. 25013]). •Synonym of Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur 1821) -- (Collette 2003:1108 [ref. 26981], Collette 2003:4, 13 [ref. 27306]). Current status: Synonym of Platybelone argalus (Lesueur 1821). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.