punctatus, Chlorophthalmus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1904:15, Pl. 35 [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 3; ref. 1646] Lion's Head, bearing N.63°E. distant 34 miles, South Africa, depth 154 fathoms. Syntypes: (3) SAM 12654 (2, poor condition). •Valid as Chlorophthalmus punctatus Gilchrist 1904 -- (Sulak 1986:264 [ref. 5720], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:139 [ref. 25472], Sato & Nakabo 2002:25 [ref. 25953], Kobyliansky 2013:373 [ref. 32874], Bineesh et al. 2014:514 [ref. 33219], Gomon et al. 2014:[C] 1029 [ref. 37655], Fricke & Durville 2020:9 [ref. 37648], Gomon 2022:207 [ref. 39699]). Current status: Valid as Chlorophthalmus punctatus Gilchrist 1904. Chlorophthalmidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa north to Mozambique. Habitat: marine.