metopias, Dentex Bleeker [P.] 1857:51 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 2 (art. 7); ref. 356] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Nemipterus metopias (Bleeker 1857) -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:176 [ref. 6441], Chen et al. 1997:96 [ref. 26476]). •Synonym of Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker 1856) -- (Russell 1990:62 [ref. 19228], Russell 1993:307 [ref. 13441], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:335 [ref. 28867], Fricke et al. 2018:211 [ref. 35805], Russell 2022:332 [ref. 39836]). Current status: Synonym of Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker 1856). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.