argenteus, Panchax Day [F.] 1868:706 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 3); ref. 14045] Near Madras, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7492 (1, lost); BMNH 1868.4.15.10 (1); ZSI A.637 (1, lost), ?F1479 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:294 [ref. 25110]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Questionably a synonym of Oryzias dancena (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1998:214 [ref. 23471]). •Questionably a synonym of Oryzias carnaticus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Roberts 1998:217 [ref. 23471]). •Synonym of Oryzias melastigma (McClelland 1839) -- (Menon 1999:266 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Oryzias carnaticus (Jerdon 1849) -- (Parenti 2008:550 [ref. 29902] with question). •Synonym of Oryzias dancena (Hamilton 1822) -- (Parenti 2008:561 [ref. 29902] with question, Magtoon & Termvidchakorn 2009:44 [ref. 30242], Kottelat 2013:288 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Oryzias carnaticus (Jerdon 1849). Adrianichthyidae: Oryziinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.