malayanus, Neobythites Weber [M.] 1913:554, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Saleh Bay, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 8°19'S, 117°41'E, Siboga station 312, depth 274 meters. Lectotype: ZMA 110841 (SL 137). Paralectotypes: ZMA 110841 (4). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:65 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Nielsen 2002:48 [ref. 26394] [although not complying with the 1999 code]. See also Uiblein & Nielsen 2018:163 [ref. 35819]. •Valid as Neobythites malayanus Weber 1913 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nielsen 2002:48 [ref. 26394], Uiblein & Nielsen 2018:163 [ref. 35819], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:93 [ref. 41223], Uiblein & Nielsen 2023:202 [ref. 40427]). Current status: Valid as Neobythites malayanus Weber 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, south to Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.