melanota, Ilisha Derscheid [J. M.] 1924:278 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 15443] Congo River mouth, West Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1924.7.18.1-3 (3), MNHN 1923-0069 and 0070 (1, 1), MRAC 14774-83 [ex 3395-3404] (10). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:293 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:15 [ref. 9739]. Also appeared as new in Derscheid 1924:[28] [ref. 31472]. •Synonym of Ilisha africana (Bloch 1795) -- (Poll et al. 1984:45 [ref. 6172], Whitehead 1985:263 [ref. 5141], Whitehead 1990:226 [ref. 14039]). Current status: Synonym of Ilisha africana (Bloch 1795). Pristigasteridae. Habitat: brackish, marine.