kobayashii, Malthopsis Tanaka [S.] 1916:348 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 335); ref. 15079] Probably from off Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 55048. •Synonym of Malthopsis lutea Alcock 1891 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:280 [ref. 38864], Lindberg et al. 1997:244 [ref. 23547], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Ho & Shao 2008:306 [ref. 30133]). •Valid as Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka 1916 -- (Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Fricke et al. 2018:91 [ref. 35805], Ho & Koeda 2019:84 [ref. 37151], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017], Ho & Last 2021:168 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka 1916. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Indo-Western Pacific: Madagascar, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and Australia. Habitat: marine.