nitens, Hapalogenys Richardson [J.] 1844:no p., Pl. 43 [Ichthyology.--Part 1. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 3739] Canton, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1968.3.11.1. Type information: Whitehead 1970:215 [ref. 11606]. Also appeared in Richardson 1844 (June):463 [ref. 3736]. •Valid as Hapalogenys nitens Richardson 1844 -- (Akazaki in Masuda et al. 1984:173 [ref. 6441], Cheng & Zhou 1997:304 [ref. 26385], Iwatsuki et al. 2000:133 [ref. 24256], Nakabo 2000:841 [ref. 25086], Johnson in Randall & Lim 2000:619 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25693], Shimizu 2001:30 [ref. 25799], Shinohara et al. 2001:326 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:841 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:340, 614 [ref. 26218]). •Synonym of Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Iwatsuki & Nakabo 2005:854 [ref. 28526], Iwatsuki & Russell 2006:41 [ref. 28928]). Current status: Synonym of Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Lobotidae. Habitat: marine.