mascarensis, Synodus Prokofiev [A. M.] 2008:430, Figs. 2o, 5. [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 84 (no. 4); ref. 29560] Western Indian Ocean, 11°06'-11°05'S, 62°01'-62°04'E, depth 58-61 meters. Holotype: ZIN 54077. Paratypes: ZIN 54078 (1), IORAN 00266 (2). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:78 [ref. 37828]. •Valid as Synodus mascarensis Prokofiev 2008 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:70 [ref. 35805], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:24 [ref. 37828], Russell 2022:218 [ref. 39701]). Current status: Valid as Synodus mascarensis Prokofiev 2008. Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar to Mascarene Ridge. Habitat: marine.