melanurus, Belone Bleeker [P.] 1849:11 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [8]; ref. 320] Madura Straits near Surabaya and Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: SMNS 10574 (3). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:9 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:16 [ref. 29864]. •Synonym of Belone marisrubri (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mees 1962:44 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821), subspecies crocodilus -- (Parin 1967:58 [ref. 10272], Collette & Parin 1990:597 [ref. 16473], Collette 2003:11 [ref. 27306]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821) -- (authors). Current status: Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.