polyastrous, Lepadichthys Fujiwara [K.] & Motomura [H.] 2021:73, Figs. 1c-d, 3c, 4k-o, 9 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 100 (no. 1); ref. 38729] Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 30°16'57"S, 30°48'19"E, depth 22 - 23 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 70904. Paratypes: (35) AMS, KAUM-I, ROM, SAIAB, USNM. •Valid as Lepadichthys polyastrous Fujiwara & Motomura 2021. •Valid as Rhinolepadichthys polyastrous (Fujiwara & Motomura 2021) -- (Fujiwara et al. 2024:290 [ref. 40972]). Current status: Valid as Rhinolepadichthys polyastrous (Fujiwara & Motomura 2021). Gobiesocidae: Diademichthyinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Mozambique and South Africa. Habitat: marine.
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