clypeata, Echeneis Günther [A.] 1860:401 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 5 (no. 29) (art. 42); ref. 18213] Cape Seas, South Africa. No types known. Misspelled clyptera by Okada & Matsubara 1938:376 [ref. 18610]. •Synonym of Remorina albescens (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Lachner 1973:640 [ref. 7221], Heemstra 1986:664 [ref. 5660], Lachner & Post 1990:728 [ref. 18541], Lindberg et al. 1997:38 [ref. 23547]). •Synonym of Remora albescens (Temminck & Schlegel 1850) -- (Parenti 2021:569 [ref. 38651], Heemstra 2022:71 [ref. 39885]). Current status: Synonym of Remora albescens (Temminck & Schlegel 1850). Echeneidae. Habitat: marine.