heemstrai, Pteropsaron Nelson [J. S.] 1982:2, Figs. 1-2 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 25; ref. 5469] Off Park Rynie, southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, 30°20'S, 30°44'E. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 15926. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 15927 (1). •Valid as Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson 1982 -- (Heemstra & Nelson 1986:738 [ref. 6304], Smith & Johnson 2007:372 [ref. 29143], Iwamoto 2014:259 [ref. 33289], Victor & Kumar 2019:77 [ref. 37031], Das et al. 2022:308 [ref. 39944]). Current status: Valid as Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson 1982. Hemerocoetidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and East Africa (Somalia). Habitat: marine.