niloticus, Polynemus Shaw [G.] 1804:151 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Nile River [in error]. No types known. Based on literature sources. •Synonym of Polynemus plebeius Broussonet 1782 -- (Daget & Njock 1986:353 [ref. 6216]). •Synonym of Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet 1782) -- (Motomura et al. 2001:118 [ref. 25379], Motomura et al. 2001:301 [ref. 25548], Motomura 2002:187 [ref. 26356], Motomura et al. 2002:275 [ref. 26389], Motomura 2004:8 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:68 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:354 [ref. 32989], Motomura 2022:90 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Synonym of Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet 1782). Polynemidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.