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], Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]. 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. Treated as available by Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]. •Nomen nudum, in the synonymy of Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson 1846) -- (Parenti 2004:4 [ref. 27605]) but in Scatophagus by Kottelat 2013. •Synonym of Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Russell & Bray 2026:73 [ref. 43233]). Current status: Synonym of Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus 1766). Scatophagidae. Habitat: marine.