oculeus, Synodus Cressey [R. F.] 1981:30, Figs. 24-25, 26a [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 342; ref. 5574] Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea, 16°04' to 16°03'30"N, 114°42'30" to 114°39'E, depth 76.8-82.3 meters. Holotype: USNM 217612. Paratypes: USNM 217510 (1), 217611 (1), 217613 (2), 217738 (3), 222194 (1). •Valid as Synodus oculeus Cressey 1981 -- (Senou et al. 1995:94 [ref. 22703], Russell 1999:1943 [ref. 24747], Nakabo 2000:358 [ref. 25086], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:592 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:358 [ref. 26001], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Gates 2006:469 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:47 [ref. 32988], Ho et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34725], Motomura et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:70 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:64 [ref. 36673], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:75 [ref. 41223], Russell 2022:219 [ref. 39701]). Current status: Valid as Synodus oculeus Cressey 1981. Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Somalia, Madagascar and Mascarene Plateau east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Japan, south to eastern Australia, Chesterfield Islands and Grande Terre (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.