macracanthus, Mesopristes Bleeker [P.] 1873:372 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 4; ref. 12588] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Appeared as name only in Bleeker 1845:523 [ref. 312] [see account of Mesopristes]; then as name in synonymy as above. •In the synonymy of Datnia argentina Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 2013:368 [ref. 32989]). •In the synonymy of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829) -- (Vari 1978:270 [ref. 4514], Yoshino et al. 2002:234 [ref. 26332], Allen et al. 2006:1337 [ref. 29004]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Mesopristes argenteus (Cuvier 1829). Terapontidae.