rubricephalus, Batrachomoeus Hutchins [J. B.] 1976:30, Figs. 12, 14b [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 6971] West of Garden Island, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.25082-001. Paratypes: AMS I.18473-001 (1); BMNH 1975.10.10.2 (1); WAM P.159-001 (1, skeleton), P.1195-001 (1), P.4003-001 (1), P.4292-001 (1), P.5792-001 (1), P.6092-001 (1), P.7120-001 (1), P.7122-001 (1), P.7198-001 (1), P.14788-001 (1), P.25083-001 (1, skeleton), P.25123-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:9 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:8 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:272 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:280 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:630 [ref. 29004], Greenfield et al. 2008:681 [ref. 30046], Gomon 2008:360 [ref. 30616], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins 1976. Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.
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