colax, Hemiscyllium Fowler [H. W.] 1941:89 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 13; ref. 6536] China Seas and other areas. Syntypes: USNM 12623 (1), 40032 (3), 75953 (2). Available publication of Squalus colax Meuschen 1781 (unavailable work). Types would be the specimens mentioned by Fowler and specimens represented in literature cited by Fowler. Kottelat (2013) dates to Whitley 1939. •Valid as Hemiscyllium colax Fowler 1941 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:2 [ref. 25356]). •Valid as Chiloscyllium colax (Fowler 1941) -- (Kharin 1987:367 [ref. 6227] with author as Meuschen 1781 (cf. Fowler, 1941)). •Synonym of Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin 1789) -- (Dingerkus & DeFino 1983:21 [ref. 5386], Compagno & Niem 1998:1255 [ref. 23787], Compagno 2001:172 [ref. 26323]). Current status: Synonym of Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin 1789). Hemiscylliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.