thunbergianus, Plotosus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:693, 694 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Syntypes: UUZM 285 (1) , ZMUC P 28555 (1). Indian Ocean. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded new name for Silurus lineatus Thunberg 1787. •Synonym of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787) -- (Taylor & Gomon 1986:161 [ref. 6196], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155], Yoshino & Kishimoto 2008:7 [ref. 29565], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2025:191 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787). Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.