recurvirostris, Histiopterus Richardson [J.] 1845:34, Pl. 22 (figs. 5-6) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Storm Bay, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype (unique): mutilated head only. •Valid as Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson 1845) -- (Hardy 1983:194 [ref. 5385], Kuiter 1993:250 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:633 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:238 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:1314 [ref. 29091], Gomon 2008:614 [ref. 30616], Kim 2012:91 [ref. 32039], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Pentaceropsis recurvirostris (Richardson 1845). Pentacerotidae: Histiopterinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.