Species that contain: Mesopristes and argenteus [ 5 ] records

acutirostris, Therapon De Vis [C. W.] 1884:398 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 1090] Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.424. Lectotype selected by Yoshino et al. 2002:238. •Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Vari 1978:270 [ref. 4514], Paxton et al. 1989:534 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:1337 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Datnia argentea Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:368 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829). Terapontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

argentea, Datnia Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:139, Pl. 54 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:106 [ref. 12478]. Lectotype (existence unknown) designated by Kottelat 2000: 92 [ref. 25865]. •Valid as Datnia argentea Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2000:92 [ref. 25865], Yoshigou 2019:138 [ref. 36562]). •Valid as Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Vari 1978:270 [ref. 4514], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:174 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:534 [ref. 12442], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:529 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:83 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:127 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:107 [ref. 23448], Chen et al. 1996:161 [ref. 22889] as Mesoprites, Vari in Randall & Lim 2000:612 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:953 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:94 [ref. 25693], Vari 2001:3309 [ref. 26126], Allen et al. 2002:240 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:953 [ref. 26193], Yoshino et al. 2002:236 [ref. 26332], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Allen et al. 2006:1337 [ref. 29004], Maeda et al. 2011:45 [ref. 32004], Fricke et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:200 [ref. 36673], Keith et al. 2021:60 [ref. 38257], Kim et al. 2021:172 [ref. 39117], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829). Terapontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and New Guinea, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to Queensland (Australia), Solomons and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cancellatoides, Datnia Bleeker [P.] 1853:247 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Priaman, Sumatra (marine); Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia (freshwater). Lectotype: RMNH 5630. Paralectotypes: (2) possibly in RMNH 33842 (2 of 3). Original as cancellatoïdes. Lectotype selected by Yoshino et al. 2002:237 [ref. 26332]. •Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Vari 1978:270 [ref. 4514], Yoshino et al. 2002:236 [ref. 26332]). •Synonym of Datnia argentea Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:368 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829). Terapontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chalybeus, Therapon Macleay [W.] 1883:259 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Normanby Island, New Guinea, in freshwater. Holotype (unique): AMS I.9215. •Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Vari 1978:270 [ref. 4514], Paxton et al. 1989:534 [ref. 12442], Yoshino et al. 2002:236 [ref. 26332], Allen et al. 2006:1337 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Datnia argentea Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:368 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829). Terapontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nasutus, Therapon Macleay [W.] 1883:258 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 8 (pt 2); ref. 17587] Fresh water on Normanby Island, New Guinea. Syntypes: AMS I.13048-49 (1, 1), I.9758 (1). •Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Vari 1978:270 [ref. 4514], Paxton et al. 1989:534 [ref. 12442], Yoshino et al. 2002:236 [ref. 26332], Allen et al. 2006:1337 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Datnia argentea Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:368 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829). Terapontidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.