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Species in the family or subfamily Histiophrynidae: [ 23 ] records

asper, Antennarius Macleay [W.] 1881:580 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2869] Erub [= Darnley] Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16427-001 [ex MAMU F1146A]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:210 [ref. 19518], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:315 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:225 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:643 [ref. 29066], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:314 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Histiophrynidae. Habitat: marine.

bougainvilli, Chironectes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:431 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] ?Indian seas. Lectotype: MNHN A-4546. Paralectotypes: MNHN (2, not found). Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:139 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:325 [ref. 38284]. As bougainvilli in main heading on p. 431, as bougainvillii in Contents (p. xxii). Lectotype selected by Le Danois 1964 [ref. 6571]. •Valid as Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:253 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:290 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:212 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Allen et al. 2006:642 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:368 [ref. 30637], Pietsch et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30069], Arnold & Pietsch 2011:63 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2012:62 [ref. 31855], Arnold & Pietsch 2018:629 [ref. 36266], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:323 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes 1837). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

broomensis, Lophiocharon Whitley [G. P.] 1933:104, Pl. 25 (fig. 1) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 19 (no. 1); ref. 4677] Broome, Western Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.5562. Type catalog: Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:226 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:315 [ref. 38284]. •Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:226 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:644 [ref. 29066], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:314 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Histiophrynidae. Habitat: marine.

crassispina, Echinophryne McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:67, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Holotype: SAMA F609. Paratypes: SAMA (2, apparently lost). Type catalog: Glover 1976:170 [ref. 19449], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:292 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite 1918 -- (Pietsch 1984:39 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:236 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:51 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:287 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Kuiter 1997:42 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Pietsch 2008:366 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:291 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite 1918. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Western Australia around southern Australia to New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

cryptacanthus, Antennarius Weber [M.] 1913:564, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Beo Island, Karakelang, Siboga station 131, depth 13 m; Pepela Bai, Isle Rotti, station 30, depth 27-45 meters. Lectotype: ZMA 10174. Paralectotypes: ZMA 101898 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:64 [ref. 19236], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:329 [ref. 38284]. Lectotype selected in Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:254 [ref. 20669]. •Valid as Histiophryne cryptacantha (Weber 1913) -- (Kuiter 1993:52 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:291 [ref. 22532]). •Valid as Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber 1913) -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Lindberg et al. 1997:212 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:96 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Pietsch 2008:369 [ref. 30637], Pietsch et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30069], Arnold & Pietsch 2011:63 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2012:62 [ref. 31855], Allen & Erdmann 2012:152 [ref. 31980], Arnold & Pietsch 2018:622 [ref. 36266], Arnold & Pietsch 2018:629 [ref. 36266], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:328 [ref. 38284], Allen & Erdmann 2024:168 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne cryptacanthus (Weber 1913). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

erythrodactylus, Porophryne Arnold [R. J.], Harcourt [R. G.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 2014:535, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 2014 (no. 3); ref. 33553] New South Wales, Botany Bay, Kurnell, Australia. Holotype: UW 118988. Paratypes: AMS I.43749 (1), I.44699 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:276 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch 2014 -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:276 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch 2014. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Botany Bay (New South Wales, Australia) south to Jervis Bay (A.C.T., Australia). Habitat: marine.

furcipilis, Chironectes Cuvier [G.] 1817:429, Pl. 17 (fig. 1) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3; ref. 1015] Unknown locality. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4618. Type catalog: Pietsch et al. 1987:139 [ref. 6339], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:281 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier 1817) -- (Pietsch 1984:38 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:215 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:50 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:293 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:643 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:370 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2013:498 [ref. 32916], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:280 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier 1817). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Western Australia around southern Australia to New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

glauerti, Echinophryne Whitley [G. P.] 1944:272 [Australian Zoologist v. 10 (pt 3); ref. 4705] Washed up on Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.1459-001. Paratypes: WAM P.1232-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:9 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:9 [ref. 30117], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:352 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley 1944) -- (Pietsch 1984:38 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:221 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:277 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:286 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:214 [ref. 23547], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:638 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:365 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:350 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley 1944). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: South Australia and Western Australia (Australia). Habitat: marine.

hutchinsi, Lophiocharon Pietsch [T. W.] 2004:160, Pl. 1 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 56 (no. 2); ref. 27785] James Price Point, 55 kilometers north of Broome, Western Australia, 17°26'S, 122°10'E. Holotype: WAM P.27673-002. Paratypes: AMS I.15557-283 (2), I.34780-001 (1); WAM P.24486 (1), P.28416-015 (2), P.31884-001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:9 [ref. 30117], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:307 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch 2004 -- (Allen et al. 2006:644 [ref. 29066], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Larson et al. 2013:54 [ref. 32988], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:307 [ref. 38284], Allen & Erdmann 2024:170 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch 2004. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Aru Islands (eastern Indonesia), northern Australia south to Exmouth Gulf (Western Australia) and Gulf of Carpentaria (Wueensland, Australia). Habitat: marine.

inconstans, Histiophryne scortea var. McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:75 [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] St. Vincent Gulf and Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Syntypes: (21) SAMA F620 (1), F621 (3), F622 (1), F624 (5). •Synonym of Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite 1918) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:243 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Allen et al. 2006:644 [ref. 29066], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:287 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite 1918). Histiophrynidae. Habitat: marine.

lindgreeni, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1855:192 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 16838] Muntok, Bangka, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): not found. •Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:224 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:314 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Histiophrynidae. Habitat: marine.

lithinostomus, Antennarius Jordan [D. S.] & Richardson [R. E.] 1908:286, Fig. 12 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 27(Doc. 640) (for 1907); ref. 2492] Cuyo Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 20204. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:310 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson 1908) -- (Pietsch 1984:39 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:229 [ref. 20669], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch 2004:160 [ref. 27785], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:154 [ref. 31980], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:309 [ref. 38284], Allen & Erdmann 2024:170 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon lithinostomus (Jordan & Richardson 1908). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sabah (Malaysia), Brunei, eastern Indonesia and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

maggiewalker, Histiophryne Arnold [R. J.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 2011:64, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 2925; ref. 31363] Washed up on beach, Alexandria Bay, Noosa Heads, southeastern Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.38176. Paratypes: QM I.29079 (1), I.37621 (3). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:333 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch 2011 -- (Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2012:62 [ref. 31855], Arnold & Pietsch 2018:629 [ref. 36266], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:332 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch 2011. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

mitchellii, Antennarius Morton [A.] 1897:xiv, 98 [Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1896; ref. 14635] Lisdillon, eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. Holotype (unique): TMH D136/13017 [old no. 5163, 3566]. Type catalog: Andrews 1971:3 [ref. 31471], Andrews 1992:110 [ref. 22689], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:296 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Trichophryne mitchelli (Morton 1897) -- (Pietsch 1984:39 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:239 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:281 [ref. 12442], Pietsch 2008:374 [ref. 30637]). •Valid as Echinophryne mitchelli [should be mitchellii] (Morton 1897) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:288 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Allen et al. 2006:641 [ref. 29066], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:295 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton 1897). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: South Australia, Victoria, northern Tasmania, New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

museibritannici, Antennarius commersonii var. Günther [A.] 1861:193 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] No locality known. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2020.11.27.2. •Status uncertain -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:263 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:355 [ref. 38284]). •Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Pietsch pers.comm. 2020). Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Histiophrynidae. Habitat: marine.

narungga, Histiophryne Arnold [R. J.] & Pietsch [T. W.] 2018:623, Figs. 1-4 [Copeia v. 106 (no. 4); ref. 36266] Port Lincoln, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, 34°33'39"S, 136°32'53"E, depth 33 meters. Holotype: SAMA F.13936. Paratypes: (34) AMS, NMV, SAMA, WAM. Plus additional non-type material. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:335 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Histiophryne narungga Arnold & Pietsch 2018 -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:334 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne narungga Arnold & Pietsch 2018. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia east to South Australia (Australia). Habitat: marine.

pietschi, Kuiterichthys Arnold [R. J.] 2013:496, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 3718 (no. 5); ref. 32926] Crowdy Head, New South Wales, 31.9°S, 152.9°E, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.33555-004. Paratypes: many at AMS, UW. Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:283 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold 2013 -- (Pietsch & Arnold 2020:283 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold 2013. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Evand Head to Broken Bay (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: marine.

pogonius, Histiophryne Arnold [R. J.] 2012:63, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 3253; ref. 31855] From live fish trade, reportedly from Cebu, Philippines. Holotype: UW 118820. Paratypes: UW 119522 (1), 119523 (1), 19920 (2). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:338 [ref. 38284]. Genus Histiophryne is feminine, so the species epithet (an adjective meaning bearded) is changed to pogonia. •Valid as Histiophryne pogonius Arnold 2012 -- (Arnold & Pietsch 2018:629 [ref. 36266], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:338 [ref. 38284], Allen & Erdmann 2024:168 [ref. 40796]). •Valid as Histiophryne pogonia Arnold 2012. Current status: Valid as Histiophryne pogonia Arnold 2012. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia to Philippines. IUCN (2020): Not assessed. Habitat: marine.

psychedelica, Histiophryne Pietsch [T. W.], Arnold [R. J.] & Hall [D. J.] 2009:38, Figs. 1-3, 4A, 6, 8 [Copeia 2009 (no. 1); ref. 30069] Laha I dive site, harbor at Ambon City, Ambon Bay, Ambon Island, Molluca Islands, Indonesia, depth 6.5 meters. Holotype: NICP 6377. Paratypes: UW 22454 (2). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:340 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch, Arnold & Hall 2009 -- (Arnold & Pietsch 2011:63 [ref. 31363], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Arnold 2012:62 [ref. 31855], Allen & Erdmann 2012:153 [ref. 31980], Arnold & Pietsch 2018:629 [ref. 36266], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:340 [ref. 38284], Allen & Erdmann 2024:169 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Histiophryne psychedelica Pietsch, Arnold & Hall 2009. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali east to Ambon, Maluku (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

reynoldsi, Echinophryne Pietsch [T. W.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1984:24, Figs. 1-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 5194] Port Sea Hole, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, depth 20 meters. Holotype: NMV A3212. Paratypes: NMV A2840 (1), A2843 (1), A3064 (4, 2 c&s), A3209 (1); SAMA F3645 (1). Type catalog: Pietsch & Arnold 2020:299 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter 1984 -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:234 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:279 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:51 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:289 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:642 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:367 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:298 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter 1984. Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania to Western Australia (Australia). Habitat: marine.

scortea, Histiophryne McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:74, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Stansbury, St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia, 35°55'S, 137°48'E. Holotype: SAMA F618. Paratypes: SAMA F617 (1), F619 (1). Type catalog: Glover 1976:170 [ref. 19449], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:289 [ref. 38284]. •Valid as Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite 1918) -- (Pietsch 1984:40 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:243 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:50 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:293 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Kuiter 1997:42 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:644 [ref. 29066], Pietsch 2008:371 [ref. 30637], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:287 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Valid as Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite 1918). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria (Australia). Habitat: marine.

trisignatus, Chironectes Richardson [J.] 1844:15, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Broome, Western Australia. Neotype: WAM P.27274-013. Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:9 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:9 [ref. 30117], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:315 [ref. 38284]. Neotype designated by Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:224 [ref. 20669]. •Valid as Antennarius trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477]). •Valid as Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Pietsch 1984:39 [ref. 5380], Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:224 [ref. 20669], Paxton et al. 1989:280 [ref. 12442], Lindberg et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23547], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:349 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:497 [ref. 25919], Pietsch 1999:2015 [ref. 24766], Pietsch in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:25 [ref. 26830], Pietsch 2004:160 [ref. 27785], Arnold & Pietsch 2012:128 [ref. 31574], Allen & Erdmann 2012:155 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:54 [ref. 32988], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:313 [ref. 38284], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:96 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:170 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Histiophrynidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia east to Philippines, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia) and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

urophthalmus, Antennarius Bleeker [P.] 1851:488 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw], Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:224 [ref. 20669], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:313 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson 1844). Histiophrynidae. Habitat: marine.