microphthalmus, Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans [W.] & Møller [P. R.] 2007:81, Figs. 34-35 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 23; ref. 29457] Bird Island, 35°59'S, 25°40'E, Algoa Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [ex RUSI] 8548. Paratypes: SAIAB 80185 (1). •Valid as Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007 -- (Schwarzhans & Møller 2011:172 [ref. 31834], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae, Anderson & Cohen 2022:271 [ref. 39707]). Current status: Valid as Mascarenichthys microphthalmus Schwarzhans & Møller 2007. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Algoa Bay (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Habitat: marine.