mahodadi, Spottobrotula Cohen [D. M.] & Nielsen [J. G.] 1978:41, Fig. 64 [NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular No. 417; ref. 881] Near Baren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, about 40 meters. Holotype (unique): KUMF 02842. •Valid as Spottobrotula mahodadi Cohen & Nielsen 1978 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:91 [ref. 24448], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Nielsen et al. 2014: [126] [ref. 33532], Matsunuma et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35371], Psomadakis et al. 2020:327 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Spottobrotula mahodadi Cohen & Nielsen 1978. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar and Andaman Islands. Habitat: marine.