colax, Squalus Meuschen [F. C.] 1781:[3] [Index to Gronovius, Zoophylacium Gronovianum; ref. 19701] Not available, published in a rejected work (Opinion 261). Can date to Fowler 1941:89 [ref. 6536]. •In the synonymy of Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin 1789) -- (Dingerkus & DeFino 1983:21 [ref. 5386], Compagno 1984:193 [ref. 6474], Kottelat 2013:18 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Chiloscyllium colax (Meuschen 1781) -- (Kharin 1987:367 [ref. 6227] with author as "Meuschen, 1781 (cf. Fowler, 1941)"). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin 1789). Hemiscylliidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.