chironectes, Lophius Latreille [P. A.] 1804:73 [ ref. 17490] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Based on La Lophie Chironecte Lacepède 1798. Misspelled Antennarius chironemus by Munro 1967:584 [ref. 6844]. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:79 [ref. 20669], Randall et al. 1990:55 [ref. 15987], Fricke 1999:106 [ref. 24106], Randall 2005:72 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:264 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:640 [ref. 29066], Randall 2007:129 [ref. 30952], Golani & Fricke 2018:38 [ref. 36273], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:145 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.