In his 1933 paper, White described two new Pteroniscoids from Madagascar: Pteronisculus cicatrosus , which is rather common and the somewhat rarer Pteronisculus macropterus. Diagnosis from White 1933, p. 126: "Pteronisculus with elongate-fusiform body; maximum depth rather less than length of head with opercular apparatus, and equal to one—quarter total length to base of caudal fin. Length of pectoral fin exceeding distance between tip of snout and hinder margin of maxilla. Origin of dorsal fi