sparsa, Malthopsis Garman [S.] 1899:101, Pl. 18 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] 7°33'12"N, 79°17'15"W, Albatross station 3386A, depth 242 fathoms. Lectotype: MCZ 28717. Paralectotypes: MCZ 28715-16 (6, 4), 41596-97 (7, 1). Lectotype selected by Bradbury 1962:3 [ref. 20300]. •Valid as Dibranchus sparsus (Garman 1899) -- (Bradbury 1967:414 [ref. 23209], Bradbury 1999:287 [ref. 23930], Bradbury 2003:4 [ref. 27309], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28944], Ho et al. 2009:394 [ref. 30456]). Current status: Valid as Dibranchus sparsus (Garman 1899). Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.