fodiator, Tylosurus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:459 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 254) (for 4 Aug. 1882); ref. 10610] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Holotype: USNM 28190. Paratypes: USNM 28323 (1). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1992:5 [ref. 19410]. •Synonym of Belone marisrubri (Bloch & Schneider 1801), but a valid subspecies -- (Mees 1962:50 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:206 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821), but possibly a valid subspecies -- (Collette & Berry 1965:392 [ref. 13367]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821), but a valid subspecies fodiator -- (Randall et al. 1990:58 [ref. 15987], Allen & Robertson 1994:90 [ref. 22193], Collette in Fischer et al. 1995:926 [ref. 22829], Randall 1995:87 [ref. 22896], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:268 [ref. 24023], Collette & Banford 2001:51 [ref. 25982], Collette 2003:11 [ref. 27306], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Collette 2016:2127 [ref. 34601], Fourriére et al. 2016:443 [ref. 34668], González-Murcia et al. 2019:296 [ref. 36544]). •Valid as Tylosurus fodiator Jordan & Gilbbert 1882 -- (Palacios-Salgado et al. 2014:236 [ref. 36362], Galván-Villa et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34871], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Grove et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Tylosurus fodiator Jordan & Gilbert 1882. Belonidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.