meleagris, Etroplus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:486 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 999] Mouth of Arian-Coupang River, Puducherry, India; Malabar, India. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8510 (4), 0000-8511 (2), 0000-8512 (1), A-1029 (1), A-8122 (1, dry), A-8123 (1, dry). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:209 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Etroplus suratensis (Bloch 1790) -- (Menon 1999:292 [ref. 24904]). Current status: Synonym of Etroplus suratensis (Bloch 1790). Cichlidae: Etroplinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.