ophiceps, Sciaena Alcock [A. W.] 1889:300 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 58 (pt 2, no. 3); ref. 84] Off Mahanaddi delta, depth 5-9 fathoms; off Godavari delta, depth 4-5 fathoms; Orissa coast. Syntypes: BMNH 1890.12.4.6-7 [ex ZSI] (2); ZSI F12099 to 12101 (3), 12103 (1), 12170-71 (1, 1), 12336 (1), 12381 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:144 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:39 [ref. 22148]. •Synonym of Chrysochir aureus (Richardson 1846) -- (Trewavas 1977:345 [ref. 4459], Talwar 1995:54 [ref. 25194], Sasaki 1996:88 [ref. 22156], Kottelat 2013:357 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2020:11 [ref. 37439]). •Synonym of Chrysochir aurea (Richardson 1846). Current status: Synonym of Chrysochir aurea (Richardson 1846). Sciaenidae. Habitat: marine.