brevibarbus, Plotosus Bessednov [L. N.] 1967:446, Fig. [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 46; ref. 7942] Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea, 21°10'N, 108°30'E, depth 29 meters. Holotype: TINRO 3667. Paratypes: TINRO 3667a (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:351 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Plotosus brevibarbus Bessednov 1967 -- (Dai in Chu et al. 1999:191 [ref. 24534], Prokofiev 2008:671 [ref. 29826]). •Synonym of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787) -- (Taylor & Gomon 1986:161 [ref. 6196], Ferraris 2007:351 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787). Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.