japonicus, Dibranchus Amaoka [K.] & Toyoshima [M.] 1981:115, Figs. 1-3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 28 (no. 2); ref. 8632] Off Iwate Prefecture, Japan, 39°40'N, 142°28.4'E, depth 1180-1230 meters. Holotype: HUMZ 78198. Paratypes: BSKU 19552 (1), 20233 (1), 20383 (1); HUMZ 72663 (1), 72664 (1, c&s and dissected); USNM 135673 (1), 148533 (1). •Valid as Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima 1981 -- (Amaoka in Amaoka et al. 1983:115, 196 [ref. 8379], Mochizuki in Masuda et al. 1984:105 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:281, 380 [ref. 8057], Paxton et al. 1989:284 [ref. 12442], Shinohara et al. 1996:172 [ref. 26605], Lindberg et al. 1997:232 [ref. 23547], Bradbury 1999:294 [ref. 23930], Bradbury 1999:2025 [ref. 24767], Nakabo 2000:462 [ref. 25086], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:597 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:462 [ref. 26001], Bradbury 2003:3 [ref. 27309], Shinohara et al. 2005:419 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:653 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Valid as Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima 1981. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Japan, Australia, and South Africa. Habitat: marine.