sinense, Pelor Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833:468 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 9; ref. 1002] Canton, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6374. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:28 [ref. 20738], Inaba & Motomura 2018:80 [ref. 36154]. •Valid as Inimicus sinensis (Valenciennes 1833) -- (Eschmeyer et al. 1979:487 [ref. 6385], Allen & Swainston 1988:48 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:443 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:76 [ref. 23977], Poss 1999:2317 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Mandrytsa 2001:273 [ref. 25636], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:30 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S102 [ref. 27377], Allen et al. 2006:905 [ref. 29078], Allen & Erdmann 2012:242 [ref. 31980], Motomura et al. 2017:69 [ref. 35490], Inaba & Motomura 2018:80 [ref. 36154], Psomadakis et al. 2020:364 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:121 [ref. 41223], Poss 2022:571 [ref. 39726], Allen & Erdmann 2024:260 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Inimicus sinensis (Valenciennes 1833). Synanceiidae: Choridactylinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and Philippines, north to Taiwan, south to Northern Territory (Australia) and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.