nematophorus, Dentex Bleeker [P.] 1854:500 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5965] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5696 (1 of 2). •Valid as Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kailola 1971:127 [ref. 39475], Kyushin et al. 1982:82 [ref. 19754], Allen & Swainston 1988:86 [ref. 25477], Russell 1990:45 [ref. 19228], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:310 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:136 [ref. 23977], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Russell 2001:3069 [ref. 26106], Barman & Mishra 2009:11 [ref. 37652], Yoshida et al. 2013:145 [ref. 34464], Russell & Ho 2017:286 [ref. 35134], Motomura et al. 2017:147 [ref. 35490], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 27 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:481 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:197 [ref. 41223], Bangchongmanee et al. 2023:68 [ref. 40682], Vilasri et al. 2023:89 [ref. 40764], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker 1854). Nemipteridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: east coast of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to southern China/South China Sea. Habitat: marine.