heemstrai, Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans [W.] & Møller [P. R.] 2007:78, Figs. 32-33 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 23; ref. 29457] Off eastern Mahe, Anonyme Island, 4°39'S, 55°31'E, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth 0-2 meters. Holotype: ANSP 138387. Paratypes: AMS, ANSP, BMNH 1932.7.29.48 (1), BPBM, SMNS, USNM and ZMUC. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 -- (Fricke et al. 2009:27 [ref. 30213], Schwarzhans & Møller 2011:169 [ref. 31834], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432], Arndt & Fricke 2019:14 [ref. 36883], Anderson & Cohen 2022:270 [ref. 39707]). Current status: Valid as Mascarenichthys heemstrai Schwarzhans & Møller 2007. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Seychelles, Saint Brandon's Shoals; western Mascarenes (La Réunion and Mauritius). Habitat: marine.