zeylonensis, Amphiprionichthys Day [F.] 1870:515 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 7) (for 11 Nov. 1869); ref. 18819] Off Galle, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: (3) ZSI A.114 (3, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. Treated as Micropus zeylonicus in Day 1875:158, Pl. 38 (fig. 6) [ref. 1080]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Caracanthus zeylonensis (Day 1870) -- (Moazzam & Osmany 2023:295 [ref. 40698]). Current status: Valid as Caracanthus zeylonensis (Day 1870). Scorpaenidae: Caracanthinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Habitat: marine.