melanostethos, Caranx Day [F.] 1865:23 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 17367] Cochin, Malabar coast, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: BMNH 1865.7.17.1 (right half skin), ZSI 3053 (1, destroyed). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. Also appeared in Day 1865:83, Pl. 6 [ref. 1074]. •Synonym of Carangoides praeustus (Anonymous [Bennett] 1830) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1999:2708 [ref. 24833], Smith-Vaniz 2022:43 [ref. 39876]). •Synonym of Olistus praeustus (Anonymous [Bennett] 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:335 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Carangoides ire (Cuvier 1833). Current status: Synonym of Carangoides ire (Cuvier 1833). Carangidae: Caranginae. Habitat: brackish, marine.