higmani, Lonchopisthus Mead [G. W.] 1959:104, Fig. 41 [Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Surinam v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 12009] Suriname, 6°41'30"N, 54°16'W, depth 24 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 158983. Paratypes: ANSP 80988 (1), FMNH 64343 (1), RMNH 21653 (1), CAS-SU 50186 (1), USNM 158984 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:135 [ref. 13621], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:53 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Lonchopisthus higmani Mead 1959 -- (Shimizu in Uyeno et al. 1983:401 [ref. 14275], Cervigón 1994:12 [ref. 24488], Smith-Vaniz 1997:1075 [ref. 22985], Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz 2003:1378 [ref. 27083], Smith-Vaniz & Walsh 2017:82 [ref. 35628], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:264 [ref. 38945], Carvalho-Filho 2023:218 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Lonchopisthus higmani Mead 1959. Opistognathidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Honduras south to Pará (Brazil), including southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.