melanopus, Polynemus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1881:101 [1] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 5; ref. 18664] Saigon, southern Vietnam. Syntypes: MNHN A-3048 (2), A-3049 (2). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:718-719 [ref. 21541]. On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Polynemus melanochir, subspecies melanochir Valenciennes 1831 -- (Motomura & Sabaj 2002:184 [ref. 26155], Motomura 2004:10 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:89 [ref. 27970], Kottelat 2013:356 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Polynemus melanochir Valenciennes 1831. Polynemidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.