macrochir, Moringua Bleeker [P.] 1855:71 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 16842] Batu Archipel, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.306. •Valid as Moringua macrochir Bleeker 1855 -- (Allen 2000:84 [ref. 37268], Zhang et al. 2010:221 [ref. 31511], Fricke et al. 2011:348 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:71 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:40 [ref. 32989], Ho et al. 2015:150 [ref. 34130] with question, Fricke et al. 2018:32 [ref. 35805], Eudeline 2022:132 [ref. 39191], Allen & Erdmann 2024:79 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Moringua macrochir Bleeker 1855. Moringuidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Mayotte (France) and Madagascar east to Phoenix Islands and Line Islands (Kiribati). Habitat: marine.