tricirrhitus, Bothus Kotthaus [A.] 1977:11, Fig. 441 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 26; ref. 7263] West side of Gulf of Aden, 12°25'N, 43°52'E, Meteor station 54, depth 60 meters. Holotype: ZMH 5561. Paratypes: ZMH 5562 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:420 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Hensley & Amaoka 2022:329 [ref. 40220]). •Valid as Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus 1977 -- (Goren & Dor 1994:71 [ref. 25356], Hensley 1997:5 [ref. 23195], Golani & Fricke 2018:173 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus 1977. Bothidae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.