similis, Filimanus Feltes [R. M.] 1991:318, Fig. 12 [Copeia 1991 (no. 2); ref. 14760] Beruwala, Sri Lanka. Holotype: USNM 304495. Paratypes: AMS 211033-004 (3); ANSP 74846 (2); BMNH 1860.3.19.56 (1); BPBM 19048 (2); CAS-SU 14591 (1), 22901 (1); FMNH 58982 (1); LACM 38134-17 (19); USNM 149704 (3), 278202 (2), 278215 (1), 278242 (7). •Valid as Filimanus similis Feltes 1991 -- (Motomura et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25298], Motomura et al. 2001:204 [ref. 25385], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S111 [ref. 27377], Motomura 2004:3 [ref. 27601], Motomura 2004:28 [ref. 27970], Motomura 2009:168 [ref. 30446], Barman & Mishra 2010:13 [ref. 41389], Psomadakis et al. 2015:281 [ref. 34104], Kang et al. 2017:[2] [ref. 35524], Psomadakis et al. 2020:497 [ref. 37272], Siddiqueki et al. 2021:131 [ref. 38822], Motomura 2022:88 [ref. 39900]). Current status: Valid as Filimanus similis Feltes 1991. Polynemidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Pakistan east to Bangladesh, Myanmar, and western coast of Malaya (Malaysia). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.