gladius, Esox Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:295, 313, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] East Indies and America. No types known. Type catalog: Collette et al. 1997:23-14 [ref. 22813]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:119 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Synonym of Hemiramphus far (Forsskål 1775) -- (Collette 1974:38 [ref. 12930], Parin et al. 1980:133 [ref. 6895], Collette & Su 1986:254 [ref. 5998], Fricke 1999:118 [ref. 24106], Collette 2004:4 [ref. 27583], Kottelat 2013:290 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Hemiramphus far (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Synonym of Hemiramphus far (Fabricius 1775). Hemiramphidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.