villarii, Lopholatilus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915:Malacanthidae p. 8 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 17; ref. 3711] Praca do Mercado, Brazil. Lectotype: MNRJ 3049A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 3049 (1). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:402 [ref. 12732]. On p. 510 when continuously paginated. Lectotype selected by Miranda Ribeiro 1953:398 [ref. 12732] [but perhaps specimen not isolated]; if not then designation can date to Dooley 1978:54 [ref. 5499]. •Valid as Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro 1915 -- (Dooley 1978:52 [ref. 5499], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27192], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Pinheiro et al. 2015:17 [ref. 34324], Nión et al. 2016:46 [ref. 35565] as villari, Carvalho-Filho 2023:132 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro 1915. Latilidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Ceará (Brazil) south to northern Argentina. Habitat: marine.