valenciennii, Johnius Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:159, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Near Macao, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7623. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:12 [ref. 6382]. •Synonym of Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Trewavas 1977:364 [ref. 4459], Talwar 1995:69 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 1996:89 [ref. 22156], Kottelat 2013:360 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2020:45 [ref. 37439] as diacantha). Current status: Synonym of Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepède 1802). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.