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Species in the genus Malthopsis: [ 24 ] records


annulifera, Malthopsis Tanaka [S.] 1908:44 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 7 (pt 1); ref. 14424] Misaki, Sagami Sea, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 1954 [not 1754]. •Valid as Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka 1908 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:278 [ref. 38864], Bradbury 1967:416 [ref. 23209], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:104 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:283, 382 [ref. 8057], Lindberg et al. 1997:243 [ref. 23547], Lee & Kim 1998:68 [ref. 38858], Nakabo 2000:461 [ref. 25086], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Youn et al. 2000:257 [ref. 25179], Shinohara et al. 2001:310 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:461 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:214, 543 [ref. 26218], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Ho & Shao 2008:305 [ref. 30133], Ho et al. 2009:394 [ref. 30456], Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:2 [ref. 31024], Fricke et al. 2011:368 [ref. 31242], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Motomura et al. 2015:17 [ref. 34709], Kim et al. 2020:75 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:333 [ref. 37272] as cf. annulifera, Sonoyama et al. 2020:33 [ref. 37637], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017], Ho & Last 2021:168 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka 1908. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan to Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan); Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

apis, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Last [P. R.] 2021:169, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1); ref. 38143] Eastern Dunk Island, Queensland, northeastern Australia, 17°58'S, 147°04'E, depth 302 - 308 meters. Holotype: NTM S.11755-032. Paratypes: AMS, CSIRO, NMMB, NTM, QM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Malthopsis apis Ho & Last 2021. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis apis Ho & Last 2021. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: off Queensland, northeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

arrietty, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] 2020:861, Figs. 1-3 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 68; ref. 38017] Off Batangas, Balayan Bay, southern Luzon, Philippines, 13°51'29.9"N, 120°50'31.2"E, depth 291 meters. Holotype: USNM 169204. Paratypes: CAS, MNHN, NSMT, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Malthopsis arrietty Ho 2020. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis arrietty Ho 2020. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: the Philippines. Habitat: marine.

asperata, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.], Roberts [C. D.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2013:189, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 3626 (no. 1); ref. 32518] 30°15.4'S, 178°24'E, off McCauley Island, Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand, depth 290 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.035177. Paratypes: CSIRO H7368-01 (1); MNHN 2012-0215 (1); NMMB-P10458 (1); NMNZ P.029020 (1), 29096 (1), 35195 (1). •Valid as Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao 2013 -- (Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], Ho 2015:900 [ref. 34268], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017], Ho & Last 2021:174 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao 2013. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: off Australia, New Caledonia and Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand and Jarvis Island, Central Pacific. Habitat: marine.

austrafricana, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] 2013:294, Figs. 3A-C, 4, 5A-E [Zootaxa 3716 (no. 2); ref. 32898] Off Mozambique, 25°23'S, 34°29.3'E, depth 311-314 meters. Holotype: SAIAB 81896. Paratypes:(16) MNHN, SAIAB. Plus non-type specimens, •Valid as Malthopsis austrafricana Ho 2013 -- (Fricke et al. 2018:91 [ref. 35805], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017], Ho & Anderson 2022:305 [ref. 39712]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis austrafricana Ho 2013. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar; southwestern Pacific: ?New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

bradburyae, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] 2013:290, Figs. 1A-C, 2A-E [Zootaxa 3716 (no. 2); ref. 32898] Tanzania, Cruise 9, station 22, 22°06'51"S, 39°54'E, Western Indian Ocean, depth 100 meters. Holotype: CAS 227226. Paratypes: CAS 39631 (7), NMMB-P17824 (1). •Valid as Malthopsis bradburyae Ho 2013 -- (Ho & Anderson 2022:306 [ref. 39712]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis bradburyae Ho 2013. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania. Habitat: marine.

bulla, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Last [P. R.] 2021:177, Figs. 6-7 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1); ref. 38143] Northwest of Port Hedland, North-West Shelf, Western Australia, 18°12'S, 118°14'E, depth 269 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 4070-49. Paratypes: AMS, CSIRO, NMMB, NMV, NTM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Malthopsis bulla Ho & Last 2021. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis bulla Ho & Last 2021. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Indo-Western Pacific: North-West Shelf, Arafura and Timor Seas, Australia. Habitat: marine.

formosa, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Koeda [K.] 2019:74, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa 4702 (no. 1); ref. 37151] Off Dong-gang, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea. Holotype: NMMB-P27866. Paratypes: NMMB. •Valid as Malthopsis formosa Ho & Koeda 2019 -- (Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis formosa Ho & Koeda 2019. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea. Habitat: marine.

gigas, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2010:13, Figs. 2B, 3B, D, 4B, C, 5 [Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ser. A) Supplement No. 4; ref. 30803] Tashi fish market [Daxi], Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, depth 210-340 meters. Holotype: ASIZP 63084. Paratypes: many at AMS, ASIZP, BSKU, CAS, CSIRO, FAKU, FUMT, MNHN, NMNSF, NMNZ, NMV, NSMT, NTM, WAM, ZMUT •Valid as Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao 2010 -- (Ho & Shao 2010:2 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Fricke et al. 2018:91 [ref. 35805], Psomadakis et al. 2020:334 [ref. 37272], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017], Ho & Last 2021:181 [ref. 38143], Ho & Anderson 2022:306 [ref. 39712]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao 2010. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Somalia and Madagascar east to French Polynesia, north to Japan, south to eastern Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

gnoma, Malthopsis Bradbury [M. G.] 1998:208, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 63 (no. 1); ref. 24134] Off north coast of Cuba, Atlantis station 2982D [not 3437], 22°44'N, 78°41'W, depth 274-329 meters. Holotype: MCZ 40476. Paratypes: CAS 23939-40 (1, 1), 82224 (1); FMNH 64316 (1), 65948-49 (1, 1); MCZ 38845 (1), 38881 (4), 40473-75 (2, 1, 1), 41601 (1); USNM 108351 (2), 108354 (1), 157994 (1), 207808 (4). •Valid as Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury 1998 -- (Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Ho et al. 2009:400 [ref. 30456], Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:2 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury 1998. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

jordani, Malthopsis Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:695, Pl. 100 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off southern coast of Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 3853, depth 115-134 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51625. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8647 (5); USNM 51680 (10), 231819 [ex Iowa Univ. 18927] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291]. Ho & Shao 2008:306 [ref. 30133] regard cf. jordani as occurring only off Japan and Taiwan. •Valid as Malthopsis jordani Gilbert 1905 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:276 [ref. 38864], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:104 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:285, 382 [ref. 8057], Lindberg et al. 1997:243 [ref. 23547], Nakabo 2000:461 [ref. 25086], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:310 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:461 [ref. 26001], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Shinohara et al. 2005:420 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:267 [ref. 28379], Ho & Shao 2008:309 [ref. 30133] as cf. jordani, Ho et al. 2009:394, 400 [ref. 30456], Ho & Shao 2010:10 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:8 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Ho & Last 2021:168 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis jordani Gilbert 1905. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

kobayashii, Malthopsis Tanaka [S.] 1916:348 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 335); ref. 15079] Probably from off Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 55048. •Synonym of Malthopsis lutea Alcock 1891 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:280 [ref. 38864], Lindberg et al. 1997:244 [ref. 23547], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Ho & Shao 2008:306 [ref. 30133]). •Valid as Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka 1916 -- (Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Fricke et al. 2018:91 [ref. 35805], Ho & Koeda 2019:84 [ref. 37151], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017], Ho & Last 2021:168 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka 1916. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Indo-Western Pacific: Madagascar, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and Australia. Habitat: marine.

luteus, Malthopsis Alcock [A. W.] 1891:26, Pl. 8 (figs. 2, 2a) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 8 (no. 43/44); ref. 87] Andaman Sea, 11°31'40"N, 92°46'06"E, Investigator station 115, depth 188-220 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1898.7.13.6 [ex.. ZSI F13024]. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1891.9.2.2 (1); ZSI F13014-16 (3), 13018 (1), 13021 (1) [the last 3 lots are M. mitrigera]. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:165 [ref. 20743], Menon and Rama-Rao 1970:377 [ref. 27516], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:47 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Alcock 1898:Pl. 19 (fig. 4) [ref. 20534] as lutea. Some of the syntypes represent Malthopsis mitrigera, including ZSI F13016, F13018, F13021 (M.G. Bradbury, pers. obs.). Lectotype selected by Ho & Shao 2010:3, 8 [ref. 31024]. •Valid as Malthopsis lutea Alcock 1891 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:280 [ref. 38864], Bradbury 1967:416 [ref. 23209] as luteus, Mochizuki in Okamura et al. 1982:193, 360 [ref. 8256], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:104 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:285, 383 [ref. 8057], Bradbury 1986:373 [ref. 6291] as luteus, Paxton et al. 1989:285 [ref. 12442], Lindberg et al. 1997:243 [ref. 23547], Lee & Kim 1998:68 [ref. 38858], Bradbury 1999:2025 [ref. 24767] as luteus, Nakabo 2000:462 [ref. 25086], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Youn et al. 2000:257 [ref. 25179], Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:310 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:462 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:214, 543 [ref. 26218], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S99 [ref. 27377], Shinohara et al. 2005:420 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:654 [ref. 28995], Ho & Shao 2008:306 [ref. 30133], Ho et al. 2009:394 [ref. 30456], Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:3 [ref. 31024], Fricke et al. 2011:368 [ref. 31242], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Larson et al. 2013:56 [ref. 32988], Shinohara et al. 2014:243 [ref. 33330], Psomadakis et al. 2020:334 [ref. 37272] as cf. lutea, Ho & Last 2021:168 [ref. 38143], Ho & Last 2021:183 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis lutea Alcock 1891. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar and Andaman Sea and Arafura Sea, northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

mcgroutheri, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Last [P. R.] 2021:187, Figs. 14-16 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1); ref. 38143] Raine Island, Queensland, northeastern Australia, 11°35'S, 144°01'E, depth 250 meters. Holotype: AMS I.20917-003. Paratypes: AMS, NMMB, QM. •Valid as Malthopsis mcgroutheri Ho & Last 2021. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis mcgroutheri Ho & Last 2021. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western South Pacific: off Queensland, northeastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

mitriger, Malthopsis Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.] 1897:434, Pl. 48 (figs. 1-2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Off Hawaiian Islands, 21°N, 157°W, depth 295-310 fathoms. Syntypes: CAS-SU 4915 (2), USNM 47700 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291]. The largest specimen in USNM 47700 was illustrated in Gilbert & Cramer 1897 [ref. 1635]. •Valid as Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer 1897 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:274 [ref. 38864], Bradbury 1967:416 [ref. 23209], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:104 [ref. 6441], Bradbury 1986:373 [ref. 6291], Lindberg et al. 1997:243 [ref. 23547], Adam et al. 1998:10 [ref. 23610], Bradbury 1999:2025 [ref. 24767], Nakabo 2000:461 [ref. 25086], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:310 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:461 [ref. 26001], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Shinohara et al. 2005:420 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:267 [ref. 28379], Ho & Shao 2008:307 [ref. 30133], Ho et al. 2009:394 [ref. 30456], Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:2. 8 [ref. 31024], Ho et al. 2013:195 [ref. 32518], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], Ho 2015:901 [ref. 34268], Fricke et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35805], Ho & Last 2021:168 [ref. 38143], Ho & Last 2021:192 [ref. 38143], Ho & Anderson 2022:307 [ref. 39712]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer 1897. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Comoros and Madagascar east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and Kermadec Ridge. Habitat: marine.

ocellata, Malthopsis Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:207, Pls. 18 (fig. 1), 19 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1896); ref. 3577] Between Samar and Masbate, 12°03'30"N, 124°03'36"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5393, depth 136 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 70270. Paratypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka 1908 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:278 [ref. 38864], Bradbury 1967:416 [ref. 23209], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309]). Current status: Synonym of Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka 1908. Ogcocephalidae. Habitat: marine.

oculata, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Last [P. R.] 2021:193, Figs. 19-22 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1); ref. 38143] Southwest of Rowley Shoals, North-West Shelf, Western Australia, 17°32'S, 118°50'E, depth 403 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 6602-02. Paratypes: AMS, CSIRO, NMMB, NTM, WAM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Malthopsis oculata Ho & Last 2021. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis oculata Ho & Last 2021. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: off northwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

parva, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.], Roberts [C. D.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2013:192, Figs. 4-5 [Zootaxa 3626 (no. 1); ref. 32518] 30°45.0'S, 173°57.0'E, Three Kings Ridge, off New Zealand, depth 537-677 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.017180. Paratypes: many at CSIRO, MNHN, NMMB, NMNZ, USNM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao 2013 -- (Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], Ho 2015:902 [ref. 34268], Ho & Last 2021:200 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao 2013. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Tasman Sea, seamounts and ridges north of New Zealand to south of New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

provocator, Malthopsis luteus Whitley [G. P.] 1961:67 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1958-59; ref. 9391] Southeast from Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, depth 120-145 fathoms. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.4371. •Synonym of Malthopsis lutea Alcock 1891 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:285 [ref. 12442], Lindberg et al. 1997:244 [ref. 23547], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Paxton et al. 2006:654 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka 1916 -- (Ho & Shao 2010:2 [ref. 31024]). •Valid as Malthopsis provocator Whitley 1961 -- (Ho & Last 2021:202 [ref. 38143]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis provocator Whitley 1961. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western South Pacific: off Queensland and New South Wales, eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

retifera, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2009:395, Figs. 1-8 [Zoological Studies v. 48 (no. 3); ref. 30456] Off Somalia, 12°14' - 12°18'N, 53°06' - 53°09'E, depth 375-380 meters. Holotype: ZIN 54262 [ex IOAN 1790]. Paratypes: ASIZP 69358 (2); IORAS [=IOAN] 1790 (7), 1796 (1), 1797 (1); USNM 393310 (2); ZMMSU 21662 (3). •Valid as Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao 2009 -- (Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:2 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao 2009. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: off Somalia. Habitat: marine.

tetrabulla, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] & Last [P. R.] 2021:208, Figs. 28-29 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 97 (no. 1); ref. 38143] Capricorn Channel, east of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 22°52'S, 152°42'E, depth 225 - 282 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 718-34. Paratypes: AMS, CSIRO, NMMB, NTM, NMV. •Valid as Malthopsis tetrabulla Ho & Last 2021. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis tetrabulla Ho & Last 2021. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Western South Pacific: off central Queensland, eastern Australia. Habitat: marine.

tiarella, Malthopsis Jordan [D. S.] 1902:378, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1261); ref. 14883] Suruga Bay near Numazu, Japan, depth 70-100 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 49801. •Valid as Malthopsis tiarella Jordan 1902 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:282 [ref. 38864], Bradbury 1967:416 [ref. 23209], Mochizuki in Okamura et al. 1982:193, 361 [ref. 8256], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:104 [ref. 6441], Bradbury 1986:373 [ref. 6291], Amaoka in Amaoka et al. 1990:201 [ref. 16024], Lindberg et al. 1997:243 [ref. 23547], Nakabo 2000:462 [ref. 25086], Bradbury in Randall & Lim 2000:598 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:310 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:462 [ref. 26001], Bradbury 2003:9 [ref. 27309], Shinohara et al. 2005:420 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:267 [ref. 28379], Shao et al. 2008:244 [ref. 29952], Ho & Shao 2008:308 [ref. 30133], Ho et al. 2009:394 [ref. 30456], Ho & Shao 2010:9 [ref. 30803], Ho & Shao 2010:2 [ref. 31024], Ho 2013:289 [ref. 32898], Ho & Koeda 2019:79 [ref. 37151], Ho 2020:869 [ref. 38017]). Current status: Valid as Malthopsis tiarella Jordan 1902. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

triangularis, Malthopsis Lloyd [R. E.] 1909:169 [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 2814] Andaman Sea, 10°21'N, 92°46'15"E, Investigator station 332, depth 279 fathoms. Syntypes: ZSI F1121/1 (1), F1125/1 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:165 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:47-48 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Lloyd 1909:Pl. 45 (figs. 1-1a) [ref. 20539]. •Synonym of Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer 1897 -- (Ochiai & Mitani 1956:274 [ref. 38864], Bradbury 1967:416 [ref. 23209], Bradbury 2003:8 [ref. 27309], Ho & Shao 2010:8 [ref. 31024]). Current status: Synonym of Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer 1897. Ogcocephalidae. Habitat: marine.

velutina, Malthopsis Ho [H.-C.] 2020:865, Figs. 4-5 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 68; ref. 38017] Eiao Island, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific, 7°55'59"S, 140°43'1"W, depth 420 - 430 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2008-1227. Paratypes: MNHN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Malthopsis velutina Ho 2020. Current status: Valid as Malthopsis velutina Ho 2020. Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific. Habitat: marine.


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