druzhinini, Hoplostethus Kotlyar [A. N.] 1986:116, Fig. 7 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 121; ref. 6004] Arabian Sea, 16°11'N, 52°54'E, depth 330 meters. Holotype: ZIN 44074. Paratypes: ZIN 47946 (4). •Valid as Hoplostethus druzhinini Kotlyar 1986 -- (Manilo 1992:22 [130] [ref. 39140], Kotlyar 1993:193 [ref. 21209], Kotlyar 1996:143 [ref. 23292], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377] as druzhininiv, Psomadakis et al. 2020:348 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Hoplostethus druzhinini Kotlyar 1986. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea east to Myanmar. Habitat: marine.