heptagonum, Scyllium Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837:61, Pl. 17 (fig. 1) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Holotype: SMF 3152. Type catalog and lectotype designation (invalid): Klausewitz 1960:290 [ref. 21330]. Lectotype designation invalid; only one specimen seen by Rüppell. •Synonym of Stegostoma varium (Seba 1759) -- (Dor 1984:4 [ref. 29757], and see Goto 2001:83 [ref. 25912]). •Synonym of Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann 1783) -- (Compagno 1984:200 [ref. 6474]). •Synonym of Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster 1781) -- (Kottelat 2013:19 [ref. 32989], Dahl et al. 2019:528 [ref. 36993] with author as Rüppel). Current status: Synonym of Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster 1781). Stegostomatidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.