Species that contain: Pentapodus and caninus [ 5 ] records

caninus, Scolopsides Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:354 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Doreh, New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7865. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1983:10 [ref. 11366]. •Valid as Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Russell 1990:83 [ref. 19228], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:319 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:140 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:157 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:847 [ref. 25086], Russell in Randall & Lim 2000:620 [ref. 25122], Russell 2001:3084 [ref. 26106], Nakabo 2002:847 [ref. 26001], Kishimoto et al. 2002:4 [ref. 26569], Russell 2001:56 [ref. 26651], Allen & Adrim 2003:40 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:628 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:103 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:17 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:121 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:283 [ref. 28239], Motomura & Harazaki 2007:24 [ref. 29491], Motomura et al. 2010:124 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:480 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:92 [ref. 33932], Allen et al. 2018:87 [ref. 36276], Fricke et al. 2019:166 [ref. 36673], Muto in Motomura et al. 2021:34 [ref. 38121]). Current status: Valid as Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830). Nemipteridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

formosulus, Pentapus Snyder [J. O.] 1911:531 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 40 (no. 1836); ref. 4152] Naha market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 68247. •Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Russell 1990:62 [ref. 19228]). Current status: Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

hellmuthii, Heterognathodon Bleeker [P.] 1853:75 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 16911] Lawajong, Solor Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Pentapodus hellmuthii (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:97 [ref. 19754] as hellmuthi). •Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Russell 1990:62 [ref. 19228]). Current status: Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

macrurus, Heterognathodon Bleeker [P.] 1849:31 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 23 (no. 5); ref. 16906] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5676 (probably largest of 3). Also in Bleeker 1850:101 [ref. 16888]. •Valid as Pentapodus macrurus (Bleeker 1849) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:96 [ref. 19754], Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:175 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Russell 1990:62 [ref. 19228], Randall 2005:283 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:335 [ref. 28867]). Current status: Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.

microdon, Heterognathodon Bleeker [P.] 1853:464 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830) -- (Russell 1990:62 [ref. 19228]). Current status: Synonym of Pentapodus caninus (Cuvier 1830). Nemipteridae. Habitat: marine.