macrocephalus, Aphthalmichthys Bleeker [P.] 1863:165 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1; ref. 17003] Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1867.11.28.276 (1) Timor. •Questionably a synonym of Moringua raitaborua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Moringua macrocephala (Bleeker 1863) -- (Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:64 [ref. 23876] as macrocephalus, Zhang et al. 2010:222 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:150 [ref. 34130] as macrocephalus). Current status: Valid as Moringua macrocephala (Bleeker 1863). Moringuidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.
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