versicolor, Otolithus Cuvier [G.] 1829:173 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapatam, India. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:24 [ref. 6382]. Available from footnote as, "Ot. versicolor, N., Russel, II, cix." Also in Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:64 [ref. 999]. •Questionably a synonym of Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Trewavas 1977:350 [ref. 4459], Parenti 2020:35 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Uncertain as Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Sciaenidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.