rictuosus, Apocryptes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:151 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mouth of River of Arian, Puducherry, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-1444 (3), A-1445 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:19 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Murdy 1989:23 [ref. 13628], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:957 [ref. 20764], Rema Devi 1993:182 [ref. 24020], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Murdy & Jaafar 2017:14 [ref. 35561], Parenti 2021:389 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Parapocryptes rictuosus (Valenciennes 1837). Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: India. Habitat: brackish, marine.