platophrys, Hoplichthys Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:642, Fig. 250 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Near Laysan Island, Leeward Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3952, depth 351-347 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51620. •Valid as Hoplichthys platophrys Gilbert 1905 -- (Mundy 2005:336 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:182 [ref. 30952], Nagano et al. 2012:261 [ref. 32419], Nagano et al. 2014:6 [ref. 33541]) Current status: Valid as Hoplichthys platophrys Gilbert 1905. Hoplichthyidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.