bentleyi, Microbrotula Anderson [M. E.] 2005:36, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa No. 1006; ref. 28240] Aliwal Shoal at Eelskin, 30°15.0'S, 30°49.0'E, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 56261. Paratypes: BPBM 37875 (1); USNM 227220 (2), 227226 (2). •Valid as Microbrotula bentleyi Anderson 2005 -- (Anderson 2007:7 [ref. 29164], Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2011:153 [ref. 31714], Allen & Erdmann 2012:137 [ref. 31980], Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2012:74 [ref. 32349], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix A [ref. 34432], Golani & Fricke 2018:40 [ref. 36273], Anderson & Cohen 2022:265 [ref. 39707]). Current status: Valid as Microbrotula bentleyi Anderson 2005. Bythitidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa east to Philippines, south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.