macrolepis, Scaeops Regan [C. T.] 1908:233, Pl. 27 (fig. 4) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Cargados Carajos Shoals, Indian Ocean, depth 20-30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.145. •Valid as Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan 1908) -- (Hensley & Randall 1990 [ref. 20143], Amaoka et al. 1993:398 [ref. 22091], Anderson et al. 1998:28 [ref. 23611], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Hensley & Amaoka 2001:3831 [ref. 26311], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:615 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1048 [ref. 31980], Fricke 2015:6 [ref. 33807], Fricke et al. 2018:370 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:173 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:315 [ref. 36673], Hensley & Amaoka 2022:337 [ref. 40220], Su et al. 2024:51 [ref. 41253], Ummath et al. 2024:[6] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan 1908). Bothidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Gulf of Aden, Comoros, Madagascar and Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Penghu Islands (Taiwan), south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.
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