insidiator, Chirolophius Regan [C. T.] 1921:418 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 3672] 15-20 miles off Umvoti River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120-130 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1921.3.1.23. Syntypes: BMNH 1921.3.1.24 (1). Lectotype selected by Caruso 1981:527 [ref. 5169]. •Valid as Lophiodes insidiator (Regan 1921) -- (Caruso 1981:527 [ref. 5169], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:269, 377 [ref. 8057], Caruso 1986:364 [ref. 6290], Nakabo 2000:452 [ref. 25086], Youn et al. 2000:254 [ref. 25179], Nakabo 2002:452 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:213, 541 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:419 [ref. 28370], Ho & Shao 2007:23 [ref. 29146], Fricke et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35805], Sonoyama et al. 2020:31 [ref. 37637], Caruso 2022:284 [ref. 39709], Eto et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39003], Ho & Lin 2022:143 [ref. 39632]). Current status: Valid as Lophiodes insidiator (Regan 1921). Lophiidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and Mozambique to Saya de Malha Bank and Madagascar. Record from Japan needs verification. Habitat: marine.