peaolopesi, Oplegnathus Smith [J. L. B.] 1947:798 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 13 (no. 108) (art. 77); ref. 4073] Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Beira, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (several) SAIAB [formerly RUSI], not researched. •Valid as Oplegnathus peaolopesi Smith 1947 -- (Heemstra 1986:632 [ref. 5660], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:296 [ref. 28072], Heemstra 2022:18 [ref. 39870]). Current status: Valid as Oplegnathus peaolopesi Smith 1947. Oplegnathidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.