formosus, Cypselurus Kotthaus [A.] 1969:17, Figs. 168-169 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 4; ref. 20666] Off Goa, India, 14°45'N, 73°54'E. Holotype: ZMH 4985 [ex IOES 79a]. Paratypes: ZMH 4987 [ex IOES 79b-h] (7). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:415 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parin & Bogorodsky 2011:658 [ref. 31581]). •Valid as Cheilopogon formosus (Kotthaus 1969) -- (Shakhovskoy & Parin 2019:6 [ref. 36674], Jayakumar et al. 2019:701 [ref. 37111]). Current status: Valid as Cheilopogon formosus (Kotthaus 1969). Exocoetidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: western coast of India from Goa to Cochin. Habitat: marine.