nematopterus, Bembrops Norman [J. R.] 1939:70, Fig. 24C [Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 6556] Zanzibar area, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean., station 105, depth 238-293 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1939.5.24.1272. Paratypes: (should be 8 + 3) BMNH 1939.5.24.1273-1277 (5), 1939.5.24.1278-1280 (3); USNM 109489 (1). •Possible synonym of Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock 1894) -- (Heemstra & Nelson 1986:738 [ref. 6304]). •Valid as Bembrops nematopterus Norman 1939 -- (Das & Nelson 1996:36 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:291 [ref. 25991], Das et al. 2022:306 [ref. 39944]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops nematopterus Norman 1939. Bembropidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya). Habitat: marine.