armata, Sciaena Forsskål [P. S.] in Niebuhr 1775:53, xii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] [No locality stated] Red Sea. No types known. Originally Sciaena? armata, galemfish on p. 53; Sciaena armata on p. xii (with brief description). See also account of Citula armata Rüppell 1830. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:32 [ref. 30182]. •A nomen dubium -- (Smith 1973:352 [ref. 27859], Dor 1984:124 [ref. 29757]). •In the synonymy of Olistus armatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:334 [ref. 32989] with question). •Synonym of Carangoides armatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Chen et al. 1997:61 [ref. 26476]). •Valid as Carangoides armatus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:32 [ref. 30182]). •Valid as Atropus armatus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Kimura et al. 2022:35 [ref. 38998]). Current status: Valid as Atropus armatus (Forsskål 1775). Carangidae: Caranginae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East London (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, western Mascarenes and Persian Gulf east to northern Vietnam and southern China, north to southern Japan Habitat: brackish, marine.