medusicola, Caranx Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] in Jordan 1895:430, Pl. 34 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1895.5.27.108 [from Jordan] (1); CAS-SU 2845 [not 2645 as published] (42), 63326 (1). •Synonym of Caranx melampygus Cuvier 1833 -- (Smith-Vaniz in Fischer et al. 1995:956 [ref. 22829], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:294 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz 1999:2714 [ref. 24833], Kottelat 2013:333 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Caranx melampygus Cuvier 1833. Carangidae: Caranginae. Habitat: brackish, marine.