trunovi, Hoplostethus mediterraneus Kotlyar [A. N.] 1986:111, Fig. 4 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 121; ref. 6004] Western Indian Ocean, Madagascar Ridge, 33°08'S, 44°15'E, depth 870-888 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-16471(1 of 5). Paratypes: VNIRO (?20); ZMMU P-14512 (1, not a type), P-16471 (4). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:75 [ref. 25714]. •Synonym of Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier 1829, but a valid subspecies trunovi Kotlyar 1986 as described -- (Kotlyar 1993:193 [ref. 21209], Kotlyar 1996:137 [ref. 23292], Moore 2016:2191 [ref. 34570]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier 1829. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar Ridge. Habitat: marine.