leiopterus, Trachypterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:342 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Naples; Nice; Toulon; Florence; Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-5115 (1) Messina, A-7130 (1) Naples. Type catalog: Bauchot 1970:8 [ref. 20740]. Trachypterus liopterus Günther 1861 is an unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Trachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Palmer 1973:330 [ref. 7195], Aguiar & Quéro 1990:648 [ref. 17478], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:47 [ref. 26753], Martin & Hilton 2021:307 [ref. 38678]). Current status: Synonym of Trachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin 1789). Trachipteridae. Habitat: marine.