pleii, Hemiramphus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:21 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Martinique Island, West Indies. Lectotype: MNHN B-1050. Paralectotypes: MNHN B.1048 (1), B.1049 (1), B.1051 (1). Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:18 [ref. 22813]. Lectotype selected by Collette 1965:223 [ref. 13343]. •Synonym of Hemiramphus balao Lesueur 1821 -- (Collette 1965:221 [ref. 13343], Parin 1973:268 [ref. 7191], Collette & Parin 1990:579 [ref. 16473], Collette 2004:4 [ref. 27583]). Current status: Synonym of Hemiramphus balao Lesueur 1821. Hemiramphidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.