rifti, Hoplostethus Kotlyar [A. N.] 1986:120, Fig. 9 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 121; ref. 6004] Western Indian Ocean, off northwestern Madagascar, 12°24'S, 48°25'E, depth 480-500 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-16475. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:76 [ref. 25714], Fricke et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Hoplostethus rifti Kotlyar 1986 -- (Kotlyar 1993:195 [ref. 21209], Kotlyar 1996:146 [ref. 23292], Fricke et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Hoplostethus rifti Kotlyar 1986. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: marine.