Spottobrotula Cohen [D. M.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1978:40 Fem. Spottobrotula mahodadi Cohen & Nielsen 1978. Type by original designation. •Valid as Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen 1978 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1982 [ref. 5406], Paxton et al. 1989:314 [ref. 12442], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:49, 90 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Hoese et al. 2006:566 [ref. 29051], Nielsen et al. 2014:13 [125] [ref. 33532], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391], Matsunuma et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35371]). Current status: Valid as Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen 1978. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae.