hoedti, Scopelosaurus Bleeker [P.] 1860:13 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 5); ref. 378] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6934. •Valid as Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker 1860 -- (Bertelsen et al. 1976:32 [ref. 289], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:64 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:230 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1927 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:361 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:361 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:198 [ref. 28379], Paxton & Gates 2006:483 [ref. 29007]). Current status: Valid as Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker 1860. Notosudidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands, straying to eastern central Pacific. Habitat: marine.