amaculata, Spottobrotula Cohen [D. M.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1982:497, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1982 (no. 3); ref. 5406] Visayan Sea between Negros and Masbate islands, southwest of Caduruan Pt., Philippines, 11°38'N, 123°52'E, depth 90 meters. Holotype: USNM 224567. Paratypes: USNM 224568 (2), ZMUC P77717 (1). •Valid as Spottobrotula amaculata Cohen & Nielsen 1982 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:314 [ref. 12442], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:91 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Hoese et al. 2006:566 [ref. 29051], Larson et al. 2013:50 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Sirembo amaculata (Cohen & Nielsen 1982) -- (Nielsen et al. 2014:5 [117] [ref. 33532]). Current status: Valid as Sirembo amaculata (Cohen & Nielsen 1982). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean off western Australia. Habitat: marine.