malispinosus, Monomeropus Garman [S.] 1899:158, Pl. 40 (figs. 2-2b) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Gulf of Panama, 7°15'N, 79°36'W, Albatross station 3393, depth 1020 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28649. •Valid as Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman 1899) -- (Carter & Cohen 1985:86 [ref. 5145], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:78 [ref. 24448], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:198 [ref. 28944], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Robertson et al. 2017:61 [ref. 35676], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Girard et al. 2023:268 [ref. 40380], Girard & Johnson 2024:6 [ref. 41368]). Current status: Valid as Monomitopus malispinosus (Garman 1899). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica south to Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.