fronticinctus, Latilus Günther [A.] 1887:550, Pl. 48 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 (pt 3) (art. 8) (for 23 June 1887); ref. 2014] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1886.2.5.8. •Valid as Hoplolatilus fronticinctus (Günther 1887) -- (Dooley 1978:64 [ref. 5499], Heemstra 1986:614 [ref. 5660], Earle & Pyle 1997:382 [ref. 22771], Myers 1999:135 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:238 [ref. 24106], Dooley 1999:2640 [ref. 24837], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Allen & Adrim 2003:37 [ref. 26830], Allen 2007:105 [ref. 29223], Dooley & Jimenez 2008:80 [ref. 29662], Allen et al. 2010:172 [ref. 30989], Motomura et al. 2010:114 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:421 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:80 [ref. 33932], Allen & Erdmann 2019:10 [ref. 36522], Lisher et al. 2020:[4] [ref. 37556], Durville et al. 2021:311 [ref. 38802], Dooley 2022:380 [ref. 39861], Allen & Erdmann 2024:450 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Hoplolatilus fronticinctus (Günther 1887). Malacanthidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Myanmar. Pacific records are based on H. randalli. Habitat: marine.