brachysoma, Pellona Bleeker [P.] 1852:22 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.16. •Synonym of Ilisha indica (Swainson 1939) -- (Kottelat 2013:50 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Whitehead 1985:272 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1764 [ref. 24728]). Current status: Synonym of Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Pristigasteridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.