ikapor, Plotoseus Lesson [R. P.] 1831:132, Poissons Pl. 31 (fig. 3) [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] Offack Bay, Waigeo [Waigiou], Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. Apparently appeared first in Lesson 1829:435, Dict. Classique Hist. Nat., v. 15 (still researching). •Synonym of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787) -- (Taylor & Gomon 1986:161 [ref. 6196], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155] dated 1826, Yoshino & Kishimoto 2008:7 [ref. 29565]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787). Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.