Species that contain: Benthocometes and robustus [ 3 ] records

armatum, Pteridium Doderlein [P.] 1886:76 [4], Pl. 1 [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 17417] Augusta Sea, off Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. On p. 4 of separate. •Synonym of Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean 1886) -- (Nielsen 1973:550 [ref. 6885], Cohen & Nielsen 1978:28 [ref. 881], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1160 [ref. 13677], Nielsen 1990:566 [ref. 16246], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:59 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 2010:59 [ref. 30910], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35177]). Current status: Synonym of Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean 1886). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Habitat: marine.

muraenolepis, Sirembo Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:273, Pl. 23 (figs. 4-4a) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Cape Bojador, Coast of Sudan, northwestern Africa, depth 410 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1886-0523. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1886-0524 (1). Lectotype established by Eschmeyer 1998:1138 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean 1886) -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:28 [ref. 881], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1160 [ref. 13677], Nielsen 1990:566 [ref. 16246], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:59 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 2010:59 [ref. 30910], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35177]). Current status: Synonym of Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean 1886). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Habitat: marine.

robustus, Neobythites Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1886:161 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 12 (no. 5); ref. 1844] Off Moro Castle, Havana, Cuba, depth 250-400 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 28084. Paratypes: USNM 29057 (1). Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35177]. •Valid as Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean 1886) -- (Nielsen 1973:550 [ref. 6885], Cohen & Nielsen 1978:28 [ref. 881], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1160 [ref. 13677], Nielsen & Evseenko 1989 [ref. 12830], Nielsen 1990:566 [ref. 16246], Golani 1996:24 [ref. 22271], Nielsen 1999:336 [ref. 24424], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:59 [ref. 24448], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27192], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Moore et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27076], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:294, 298 [ref. 28946], Fricke et al. 2007:65 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:31 [ref. 36649], Nielsen 2010:60, 64 [ref. 30910], Deval 2013:311 [ref. 33114], Goren & Galil 2015:517 [ref. 33910], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:108 [ref. 37485], Nielsen 2016:1950 [ref. 34583], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35177], Carneiro et al. 2019:157 [ref. 37250], Bariche & Fricke 2020:52 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:21 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:33 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Benthocometes robustus (Goode & Bean 1886). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine.