natalensis, Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus) Kotlyar [A. N.] 1978:1681, Fig. [Zoologicheskii Zhurnal v. 57 (no. 11); ref. 8919] Southwestern Indian Ocean, over the continental slope of South Africa, 30°14'S, 31°18'E, depth 800 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-14508 (121 mm). Paratypes: ZMMU P-14508 (1, juv.). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:75 [ref. 25714]. •Synonym of Hoplostethus melanopus (Weber 1913) -- (Kotlyar 1986:135 [ref. 6004], Heemstra 1986:412 [ref. 5660], Kotlyar 1996:167 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplostethus melanopus (Weber 1913). Trachichthyidae. Habitat: marine.