bimaculatus, Neobythites Nielsen [J. G.] 1997:62, Figs. 11a, b [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 174; ref. 23255] New Caledonia, 22°09'S, 167°12.2' E, depth 470-480. Holotype: MNHN 1994-0730. Paratypes: MNHN 1994-0731 to 0732 (2, 1), ZMUC P771153 (1). •Valid as Neobythites bimaculatus Nielsen 1997 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Nielsen 2002:22 [ref. 26394], Hoese et al. 2006:563 [ref. 29051], Fricke et al. 2011:366 [ref. 31242], Ohashi et al. 2015:59 [ref. 35054], Su et al. 2023:251 [ref. 40661]). Current status: Valid as Neobythites bimaculatus Nielsen 1997. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: South China Sea, Taiwan, southern Japan, northwestern Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji. Habitat: marine.