Species that contain: Malthopsis and kobayashii [ 2 ] records

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.

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.