natalensis, Osopsaron Nelson [J. S.] 1982:4, Figs. 3-4 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 25; ref. 5469] Off Kosi Bay, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 11779. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 15062 (2). •Valid as Osopsaron natalensis Nelson 1982 -- (Heemstra & Nelson 1986:738 [ref. 6304], Das et al. 2022:307 [ref. 39944]). •Valid as Pteropsaron natalensis (Nelson 1982) -- (Smith & Johnson 2007:374 [ref. 29143], Iwamoto 2014:259 [ref. 33289], Victor & Kumar 2019:77 [ref. 37031]). Current status: Valid as Pteropsaron natalensis (Nelson 1982). Hemerocoetidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia). Habitat: marine.