dermacanthus, Apistus Bleeker [P.] 1852:268 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5884. •Valid as Cocotropus dermacanthus (Bleeker 1852) -- (Poss & Eschmeyer 1978:405 [ref. 6387], Poss & Allen 1987:79 [ref. 6616], Poss 1999:2357 [ref. 24796], Imamura & Shinohara 2003:233 [ref. 27213], Fricke 2004:2 [ref. 27662], Johnson 2004:179 [ref. 27781], Prokofiev 2010:723 [ref. 31093], Fricke et al. 2011:380 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:251 [ref. 31980], Matsunuma et al. 2021:Table 2 [ref. 38266], Allen & Erdmann 2024:268 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cocotropus dermacanthus (Bleeker 1852). Synanceiidae: Aploactininae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Indonesia, Philippines, and Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). IUCN (2018): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.