multispinosus, Lepidotrigla Smith [J. L. B.] 1934:326, Pls. 17, 20 [Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa v. 22 (pt 4); ref. 4065] Southeastern African coast, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 107 [ex AMG]. •Valid as Lepidotrigla multispinosus Smith 1934 -- (Richards & Saksena 1977:216 [ref. 5285], Heemstra 1982:292 [ref. 5416]). •Valid as Lepidotrigla multispinosa Smith 1934 -- (Heemstra 1986:488 [ref. 5660], Richards 1992:56 [ref. 20654], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35805], Richards 2022:608 [ref. 39730]). Current status: Valid as Lepidotrigla multispinosa Smith 1934. Triglidae: Triglinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Somalia, east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.