xanthops, Ammodytoides Randall [J. E.] & Heemstra [P. C.] 2008:23, Fig. 1 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 9; ref. 30095] Mozambique, 20°33.3'S, 35°47.6'E to 20°34.89'S, 35°47.6'W, depth 62 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 80762. Paratypes: AMS I.44650-001 (1), BPBM 40904 (4), CAS 227043 (1), MNHN 2008-1232 (1), MSMT-P91026, ROM 83933 (1), SAIAB 80761 (7), USNM 393562 (2). •Valid as Ammodytoides xanthops Randall & Heemstra 2008 -- (Shibukawa & Ida 2013:25 [ref. 32579], Psomadakis et al. 2020:533 [ref. 37272] as cf. xanthops, Ida & Randall 2022:433 [ref. 39964]). Current status: Valid as Ammodytoides xanthops Randall & Heemstra 2008. Ammodytidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel. Habitat: marine.