somaliaensis, Neobythites Nielsen [J. G.] 1995:10, Fig. 9 [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 62; ref. 21625] Brothers Islands, southwest of Socotra, 12°16.6'N, 53°08.2'E, depth 380 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-18905. Paratypes: ZMMU P-18906-12 (1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1), ZMUC P77836-39 (1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:70 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Neobythites somaliaensis Nielsen 1995 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 2002:82, 101 [ref. 26394], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Uiblein & Nielsen 2021:86 [ref. 38338]). Current status: Valid as Neobythites somaliaensis Nielsen 1995. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.