arabica, Trigla Boulenger [G. A.] 1888:663 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 (pt 4); ref. 14479] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.11.11.233. •Synonym of Pterygotrigla hemisticta (Temminck & Schlegel 1842) -- (Randall 1995:115 [ref. 22896], Richards 1999:2373 [ref. 24797]). •Valid as Pterygotrigla arabica (Boulenger 1888) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Last & Richards 2012:39 [ref. 31796], Psomadakis et al. 2015:190 [ref. 34104], Yato & Heemstra 2019:197 [ref. 37164], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 29 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:369 [ref. 37272] as cf. arabica, Richards 2022:610 [ref. 39730], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:577 [ref. 40712], Roy et al. 2023:[6] [ref. 40498]). Current status: Valid as Pterygotrigla arabica (Boulenger 1888). Triglidae: Pterygotriglinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to Bay of Bengal (India). Habitat: marine.