latus, Hoplostethus mediterraneus var. McCulloch [A. R.] 1914:97, Fig. 5 [Biological Results Endeavour v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2940] Great Australian Bight, 33°20'S, 126° to 127°E, depth 80-320 fathoms. Syntypes: (9) AMS E.2467 (6, now 0), E.3597 (1), E.3598 (1), I.12485-87 (1, 1, 1); TMH D140/13021 [old no. D102, ex AMS E.2467] (1); NMV R.5962 [ex AMS E.2350] (1), SAMA F213 [ex AMS E.2467] (1). Type catalog: Andrews 1971:2 [ref. 31471], Glover 1976:171 [ref. 19449], Andrews 1992:111 [ref. 22689]. •Synonym of Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier 1829 -- (Kotlyar 1986:103 [ref. 6004], Paxton et al. 1989:366 [ref. 12442], Kotlyar 1996:134 [ref. 23292]). •Valid as Hoplostethus latus McCulloch 1914 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:405 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Gomon 2008:425 [ref. 30616], Moore & Dodd 2010:138 [ref. 30876], Imamura & Hoese 2023:[4] [ref. 40531]). Current status: Valid as Hoplostethus latus McCulloch 1914. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: western South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.