aurora, Nemipterus Russell [B. C.] 1993:296, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 13441] Kota Kinabalu fish market, Sabah, East Malaysia, 5°59'N, 116°04'E. Holotype: NTM S.10677-020. Paratypes: ASIZT 055804 (1 of 2); NTM S.10677-024 (1), 11340-009 (1), 12006-002 (3); PMBC 4689 (2, now 1); PPPO NCIP 4002 (1). Type catalog: Nateewanthana 1990:71 [ref. 20165] as aurorus prior to the original description, Ho & Shao 2011:46 [ref. 31432]. The name 'aurora' is a noun in apposition and therefore used without change of ending. •Valid as Nemipterus aurorus Russell 1993 -- (Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Nemipterus aurora Russell 1993 -- (Nakabo 2000:848 [ref. 25086], Russell 2001:3062 [ref. 26106], Nakabo 2002:848 [ref. 26001], Ho & Shao 2011:46 [ref. 31432], Russell & Ho 2017:287 [ref. 35134], Motomura et al. 2017:145 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:175 [ref. 36460], Bangchongmanee et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40682]). Current status: Valid as Nemipterus aurora Russell 1993. Nemipteridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia, Gulf of Thailand (Thailand) and Vietnam north to Japan. Habitat: marine.