mikhailini, Hoplostethus Kotlyar [A. N.] 1986:113, Fig. 5 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 121; ref. 6004] Southwestern Indian Ocean, 25°53'S, 33°18'E, depth 520-499 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-16472. Paratypes: ZMMU P-11524 (3), P-16473-74 (1, 2). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:75 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Hoplostethus mikhailini Kotlyar 1986 -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:ix [ref. 21953], Kotlyar 1996:142 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Valid as Hoplostethus mikhailini Kotlyar 1986. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Southwest Indian Ocean from Cape of Good Hope to Delagoa Bay, South Africa. Habitat: marine.