scapularis, Halidesmus Günther [A.] 1872:668, Pl. 67 (fig B) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Port Elizabeth, South Africa (purchased), southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1871.4.21.26-27 (2). •Valid as Halidesmus scapularis Günther 1872 -- (Winterbottom 1986:17 [ref. 5727], Winterbottom 1986:729 [ref. 5728], Winterbottom & Randall 1994:753 [ref. 22087], Gill & Zajonz 2003:57 [ref. 26796], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:178 [ref. 28072], Gill & Zajonz 2011:22 [ref. 31637], Winterbottom & Santini 2022:119 [ref. 39749]). Current status: Valid as Halidesmus scapularis Günther 1872. Pseudochromidae: Congrogadinae. Distribution: Westrn Indian Ocean: Coffee Bay to False Bay (South Africa). Habitat: marine.