remotus, Mascarenichthys Schwarzhans [W.] & Møller [P. R.] 2011:170, Figs. 11-12 [The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 27; ref. 31834] 19°39'S, 63°28'E, Rodrigues Island, Riviere Banane, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB 68756. Paratype: SAIAB (1). species epithet is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller 2011 -- (Møller et al. 2016:Appendix B [ref. 34432] in Dinematichthyidae, Anderson & Cohen 2022:271 [ref. 39707]). Current status: Valid as Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller 2011. Dinematichthyidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: eastern Mascarenes (Rodrigues) endemic. Habitat: marine.