microphthalmus, Sirembo Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:275, Pl. 24 (fig. 4) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Cape Verde Islands, off western Africa, depth 3200 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1886-0539. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1886-0538 (1), 1886-0540 (1). Lectotype selected by Eschmeyer 1998:1086 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant 1888) -- (Nielsen & Cohen 1986:350 [ref. 5700], Nielsen 1990:571 [ref. 16246], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:84 [ref. 24448] as microcephalus by mistake, Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:207 [ref. 27076], Nielsen & Robins 2003:969 [ref. 27008], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:295 [ref. 28946], Mincarone et al. 2008:54 [ref. 29626], Costa & Mincarone 2010:336 [ref. 37483], Nielsen & Ohashi 2011:235 [ref. 31451], Nielsen 2016:1951 [ref. 34583], Carneiro et al. 2019:158 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:207 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:110 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Penopus microphthalmus (Vaillant 1888). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Atlantic; southwestern Indian Ocean: off Cape Town (South Africa). Habitat: marine.