malabarica, Elacate Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1832:332 [Histoire naturelle des poissons; ref. 1000] Malabar; Mahé; Fort Dauphin; Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN A-0583 (1, poor condition) Malabar, ?MNHN 1883-0834 (1, poor condition) Indian seas. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:27 [ref. 15502]. Illustrated in Valenciennes 1840:Pl. 54 (fig. 2) [ref.17868] as Elacate malabaricus. •Synonym of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Monod 1973:371 [ref. 7193], Shaffer & Nakamura 1989:1 [ref. 13517], Quéro 1990:723 [ref. 18537]). Current status: Synonym of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766). Rachycentridae. Habitat: marine.