Species that contain: Springeratus and xanthosoma [ 2 ] records

halei, Cristiceps Day [F.] 1888:799, Fig. [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Colombo, Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Questionably a synonym of Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker 1857) -- (Fraser 1972:9 [ref. 7420]). •Valid as Springeratus halei (Day 1888) -- (Holleman 2022:405 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Springeratus halei (Day 1888). Clinidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southern India and Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.

xanthosoma, Clinus Bleeker [P.] 1857:340 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 16868] Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 Kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]. Syntypes: RMNH 4798 (3). •Valid as Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker 1857) -- (Fraser 1972:9 [ref. 7420], Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:294 [ref. 6441], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:632 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1087 [ref. 25182] as Springereratus xanthosema, Larson 2001:3537 [ref. 26289], Nakabo 2002:1087 [ref. 26193] as xanthosema, Allen & Adrim 2003:53 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], Patzner et al. 2009:468 [ref. 30396], ). Current status: Valid as Springeratus xanthosoma (Bleeker 1857). Clinidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.