brachysoma, Pellona Bleeker [P.] 1852:22 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (8); ref. 16826] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.16. •Synonym of Ilisha indica (Swainson 1939) -- (Kottelat 2013:50 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Whitehead 1985:272 [ref. 5141], Munroe et al. 1999:1764 [ref. 24728]). •Valid as Ilisha brachysoma (Bleeker 1852) -- (Hata et al. 2025:531 [ref. 43132]). Current status: Valid as Ilisha brachysoma (Bleeker 1852). Pristigasteridae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Indonesian waters, Sumatra to Bali. Habitat: brackish, marine.