barbatus, Malakichthys Yamanoue [Y.] & Yoseda [K.] 2001:257, Figs. 1, 2A, 3A, 4A [Ichthyological Research v. 48 (no. 3); ref. 25543] Suruga Bay, Honshu, Japan, 34°59.4'N-34°59.9'N, 138°45.1'E-138°43.3'E, depth 200-540 meters. Holotype: NSMT-P 46015. Paratypes: BSKU 39929-34 (6); FAKU 34335 (1); FUMT-P 3990 (1), 20302 (1, dissected), 20303 (1), 20344 (1); NSMT-P 7156-57 (2), 46013 (1), 46857 (2), 59092-95 (5); OMNH-P 9312 (1), 10829 (1)11079 (1), 11083 (1). •Valid as Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda 2001 -- (Yamanoue & Matsuura 2002:1139 [ref. 25939], Yamanoue & Matsuura 2004:512 [ref. 28006], Fricke et al. 2019:109 [ref. 36673], Ng et al. 2023:381 [ref. 40626]). Current status: Valid as Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda 2001. Malakichthyidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.