malabaricus, Chirolophius Samuel [C. T.] 1963:116 [Bulletin of the Department of Marine Biology Oceanogrphy, University of Kerala v. 1; ref. 3406] Kerala coast, southwestern India. Syntypes: Dept. of Oceanogr., Univ of Kerala, India (1) station 196, depth 100 fathoms, (1) station 258, depth 100 fathoms (one type was seen in 2013, Ho, pers. obse.). •Synonym of Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl 1797) -- (Caruso 1983:13 [ref. 5168], Lindberg et al. 1997:204 [ref. 23547]). Current status: Synonym of Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl 1797). Lophiidae. Habitat: marine.