raphidoma, Belone Ranzani [C.] 1842:359, Pl. 37 [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 5; ref. 9017] Brazilian seas, southwestern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): MZUB 929. •Synonym of Belone marisrubri (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mees 1962:44 [ref. 13277]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821) -- (Collette & Berry 1965:391 [ref. 13367], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:206 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:167 [ref. 25013]). •Questionably a synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821) -- (Parin 1967:58 [ref. 10272], Collette & Parin 1970:52 [ref. 7415], Collette & Parin 1990:597 [ref. 16473], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:584 [ref. 21590], Collette 1999:2160 [ref. 24785]). •Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus, subspecies crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821) -- (Collette 2003:1113 [ref. 26981], Collette 2003:10, 11 [ref. 27306], Collette 2016:2127 [ref. 34601]). Current status: Synonym of Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur 1821). Belonidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.