expolitum, Cirrhoscyllium Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Smith 1913:568, Pl. 45; Figs. 1, 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 45 (no. 1997); ref. 4043] South China Sea between northern Luzon Island and China, 21°33'N, 118 [or 116]°13'E, Albatross station 5310, depth 100 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 74603. Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:7 [ref. 21812]. First author is H. M. Smith. •Valid as Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:168 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:8 [ref. 6441], Kharin 1987:363 [ref. 6227], Goto et al. 1994:167 [ref. 22834], Goto & Nakaya 1996:200 [ref. 22429], Compagno & Niem 1998:1242 [ref. 23787], Compagno 1999:476 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:118 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:578 [ref. 25122], Goto 2001:80 [ref. 25912], Compagno 2001:133 [ref. 26323], Nakabo 2002:118 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:392 [ref. 28370], Compagno et al. 2005:19 [ref. 29145], Weigmann 2016:11 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Valid as Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Parascylliidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.