acuticeps, Salanx Regan [C. T.] 1908:360 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 10) (art. 40); ref. 3636] Lake Candidius, Taiwan. Syntypes: BMNH 1909.4.28.35-36 (2). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:34 [ref. 31432]. Not mentioned by Fu et al. 2011:xx [ref. 31691]. •Synonym of Salanx ariakensis Kishinouye 1902 -- (Roberts 1984:206 [ref. 5318]). •Synonym of Salanx cuvieri Valenciennes 1850 -- (Liang in Pan et al. 1991:51 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Salanx acuticeps Regan 1908 -- (Mai 1978:19 [ref. 13511], Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Wang et al. 2001:68 [ref. 26566], Ho & Shao 2011:34 [ref. 31432]). Current status: Valid as Salanx acuticeps Regan 1908. Salangidae. Distribution: Taiwan [thought to be extinct]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.