occidentalis, Batrachomoeus Hutchins [J. B.] 1976:23, Figs. 3b, 9, 10 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 6971] Near Sunday Island, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, depth 14-20 meters. Holotype: WAM P.23702-001. Paratypes: AMS I.18472-001 (1); BMNH 1975.10.10.1 (1); WAM P.9343-001 (1), P.23876-001 (1), P.23877-001 (1 skeleton), P.25091-001 (1), P.25092-001 (1), P.25093-001 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:9 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:8 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:38 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:271 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:62 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:630 [ref. 29004], Greenfield et al. 2008:681 [ref. 30046], Larson et al. 2013:52 [ref. 32988], Larson et al. 2013:52 [ref. 32988], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:95 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins 1976. Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.
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