dubius, Lophius Shaw [G.] in White 1790:265, Pl. 51 [Journal of a voyage to New South Wales; ref. 4654] New South Wales, Australia. No types known. Authorship according to Sherborn 1891:535 [ref. 32516]. •Valid as Batrachomoeus dubius (Shaw 1790) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:271 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:44 [ref. 23929], Kuiter 1997:46 [ref. 25488], Greenfield 1999:2002 [ref. 24764], Johnson 1999:723 [ref. 25471], Allen et al. 2006:630 [ref. 29004], Greenfield et al. 2008:681 [ref. 30046]). Current status: Valid as Batrachomoeus dubius (Shaw 1790). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.