fuscomaculatus, Uranoscopus Kner [R.] 1868:28 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype (unique): NMW 59954. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:319 [27 of separate] [ref. 2646]. •Synonym of Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes 1832 -- (Randall et al. 1990:355 [ref. 15987], Randall 2005:470 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner 1868 -- (Dor 1984:221 [ref. 29757], Brüss 1987:965 [ref. 9168], Pietsch 1989:295 [ref. 12541], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall & Arnold 2012:214 [ref. 32259], Vilasri 2013:90 [ref. 33304], Fricke 2018:158 [ref. 36122], Golani & Fricke 2018:135 [ref. 36273], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 19 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Prokofiev 2021:671 [ref. 38659]). Current status: Valid as Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner 1868. Uranoscopidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Vanuatu and Fiji Habitat: marine.