blochii, Triacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1852:81 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Singapore. Holotype (unique): RMNH 7262. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1864.11.28.202 (1), NMV A958 (1). Kottelat reports Inland record from Singapore mangroves. •Valid as Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker 1852) -- (Tyler 1968:298 [ref. 6438] as blochi, Matsuura in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Matsuura 2001:3909 [ref. 26315] as blochi). •Valid as Triacanthus blochii Bleeker 1852 -- (Mohsin & Ambak 1996:607 [ref. 27969] as blochi, Chen et al. 1997:178 [ref. 26476] as blochi, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S123 [ref. 27377] as blochi, Hoese et al. 2006:1867 [ref. 29067], Kottelat 2013:469 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:225 [ref. 34464] as blochi, Matsuura 2014:6 [ref. 33576], Matsuura in Kimura et al. 2015:100 [ref. 34319]). Current status: Valid as Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker 1852). Triacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific and northeastern Indian Ocean. Habitat: brackish, marine.