altermans, Scatophagus Castelnau [F. L.] 1878:47 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 762] Type catalog: Bauchot 1963:150 [ref. 20718]. Original description was brief and conditional, and the species was not treated as valid in this work. Later validation by Castelnau. Species epithet was misprinted as altermans in original description, and subsequently corrected to alternans by Castelnau 1879:376 [ref. 764]; see footnote by Bauchot 1963:150 [ref. 20718] -- see Parenti 2004:4 [ref. 27605]. From Norman River, Queensland, Australia. •Nomen nudum, in the synonymy of Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson 1846) -- (Parenti 2004:4 [ref. 27605]) but in Scatophagus by Kottelat 2013. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson 1846). Scatophagidae. Habitat: marine.