littoreus, Cyclopterus Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:199 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] New Zealand. No types known. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). •Valid as Haplocylix littoreus (Forster 1801) -- (Briggs 1955:21 [ref. 637], Paulin et al. 1989:141 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:42 [ref. 24625], Stewart 2015:1550 [ref. 34196], Conway et al. 2017:547 [ref. 35580]). Current status: Valid as Haplocylix littoreus (Forster 1801). Gobiesocidae: Haplocylicinae. Distribution: New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.