albus, Branchiostegus Dooley [J. K.] 1978:38, Fig. 23 [NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular No. 411; ref. 5499] Kagoshima, Japan. Holotype: USNM 71063. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.1.17.39 (1), MNHN 0000-4910 (1), NTUM uncat. (1), USNM 191187 (4) Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:22 [ref. 15502], Ho & Shao 2011:44 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Branchiostegus albus Dooley 1978 -- (Araga in Masuda et al. 1984:151 [ref. 6441], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Kim & Ryu 1998:42 [ref. 25736], Dooley 1999:2641 [ref. 24837], Nakabo 2000:782 [ref. 25086], Dooley in Randall & Lim 2000:615 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:782 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:323, 600 [ref. 26218], Ho & Shao 2011:44 [ref. 31432], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026], Nakae in Kimura et al. 2018:121 [ref. 36460], Hiramatsu et al. 2019:141 [ref. 36928], Kim et al. 2020:121 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:60 [ref. 37637], Kimura & Kinoshita 2024:48 [ref. 41279]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus albus Dooley 1978. Latilidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and southern China north to Korea and Osaka (Japan). Habitat: marine.