Species that contain: Acanthocepola and limbata [ 3 ] records

cuneatus, Acanthocepola Smith [J. L. B.] 1935:193, Pl. 21 (fig. A) [Records of the Albany Museum Grahamstown v. 4; ref. 4066] South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 51 [ex AMG]. •Synonym of Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Smith-Vaniz 1986:728 [ref. 5718], Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130]). •Synonym of Acanthocepola indica (Day 1888) -- (Smith-Vaniz 2022:316 [ref. 39947]). Current status: Synonym of Acanthocepola indica (Day 1888). Cepolidae: Cepolinae. Habitat: marine.

indica, Cepola Day [F.] 1888:796 [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:160 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130]). •Valid as Acanthocepola indica (Day 1888) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Mok 1988:507 [ref. 12752], Chen et al. 1997:131 [ref. 26476], Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:915 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:915 [ref. 26193], Psomadakis et al. 2015:293 [ref. 34104], Motomura et al. 2017:171 [ref. 35490], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:220 [ref. 36460], Mahesh et al. 2019:[2] [ref. 36878], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 25 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:145 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:515 [ref. 37272], Silambarasan et al. 2021:[7] [ref. 38784], Smith-Vaniz 2022:316 [ref. 39947]). Current status: Valid as Acanthocepola indica (Day 1888). Cepolidae: Cepolinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India east to Philippines, north to southern Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.

limbata, Cepola Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:402 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Japan. No types at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:28 [ref. 15502]. Based on Tilesius 1814:Pl. 60 (fig. 2) [ref. 19304]. •Valid as Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:201 [ref. 6441], Smith-Vaniz 1986:728 [ref. 5718], Chen et al. 1997:131 [ref. 26476], Adam et al. 1998:13 [ref. 23610], Imai in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:915 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:327 [ref. 25995], Smith-Vaniz 2001:3332 [ref. 26130], Nakabo 2002:915 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:361, 629 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Hoese 2006:1361 [ref. 28998], Allen & Erdmann 2012:751 [ref. 31980], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:220 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:147 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:80 [ref. 37637], Sen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40320]). Current status: Valid as Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes 1835). Cepolidae: Cepolinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: northeastern India; Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Taiwan, north to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.