asperrimus, Prosopodasys Günther [A.] 1860:140 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] East Indies [is either Ambon or Ternate, Indonesia] Holotype (unique): BMNH 1979.5.5.1. Type locality determined by Fricke 2016 [ref. 34523]. •Status uncertain -- (Poss & Eschmeyer 1978:405 [ref. 6387]). •Valid as Xenaploactis asperrima (Günther 1860) -- (Poss & Eschmeyer 1980:289 [ref. 3553], Poss 1999:2358 [ref. 24796], Yoshida et al. 2013:82 [ref. 34464], Fricke 2016:68 [ref. 34523], Fricke et al. 2019:105 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Xenaploactis asperrima (Günther 1860). Synanceiidae: Aploactininae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia, New Hanover (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.