typus, Oxymetopon Bleeker [P.] 1860:259 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 22 (no. 3-6); ref. 383] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4471. •Valid as Oxymetopon typus Bleeker 1860 -- (Ikeda et al. 2000:2 [ref. 25036], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Hoese 2006:1707 [ref. 28998], Allen & Erdmann 2012:995 [ref. 31980], Prokofiev 2016:137 [ref. 34651]). Current status: Valid as Oxymetopon typus Bleeker 1860. Microdesmidae: Ptereleotrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.