hystrix, Dibranchus Garman [S.] 1899:92, Pl. 23 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Northern Ecuador, 2°34'N, 82°29'W, Albatross st. 3375, depth 1201 fathoms. Lectotype: MCZ 28726 [not 28776]. Paralectotypes: MCZ 28727-28 (1, 1). Lectotype selected by Bradbury 1962:2 [ref. 20300]. •Valid as Dibranchus hystrix Garman 1899 -- (Bradbury et al. 1999:86 [ref. 23679], Bradbury 1999:280 [ref. 23930], Bradbury 1999:2025 [ref. 24767], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Bradbury 2003:3 [ref. 27309], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28944], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:190 [ref. 30957], Robertson et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35676], Grove et al. 2022:22 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:164 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Dibranchus hystrix Garman 1899. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern tip of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Ecuador, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador); one record from South China Sea (needs verification). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.