obscurus, Copidoglanis Günther [A.] 1864:26 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Probably Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1852.9.13.164. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. Second specimen doubtfully included and therefore not a type. •Synonym of Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Gomon & Taylor 1982:7 [ref. 8475], Taylor & Gomon 1986:160 [ref. 6196], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus limbatus Valenciennes 1840. Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.