dentex, Cyclopterus Pallas [P. S.] 1769:6, Pl. 1 (fig. 1-4) [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 7); ref. 20848] [As] Kahvyk, Scheveningen and Monster, Belgii littore occidentali [Neatherlands]. No types known. Type locality erroneus. Original spelling of name Cycloptervs dentex (historical typeset, equals Cyclopterus dentex). •Valid as Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas 1769) -- (Briggs 1955:40 [ref. 637], Briggs 1986:379 [ref. 5643], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:123 [ref. 28072], Conway et al. 2017:138 [ref. 35266], Russell & van Oijen 2021:435 [ref. 38177], Briggs 2022:439 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas 1769). Gobiesocidae: Chorisochisminae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.