islandicus, Hoplostethus Kotthaus [A.] 1952:66, Fig. 2 [Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 12781] Ingolfshöfdi, Iceland, 460 or 180 meters. Holotype: ZMH H1. Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:161 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:405 [ref. 21161]. See Kotthaus 1953:81 [ref. 21482] for type information. •Valid as Hoplostethus islandicus Kotthaus 1952 -- (Nielsen 1973:341 [ref. 6885]). •Synonym of Hoplostethus atlanticus Collett 1889 -- (Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:750 [ref. 13676], Kotlyar 1986:130 [ref. 6004], Maul 1990:621 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:156 [ref. 23292]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplostethus atlanticus Collett 1889. Trachichthyidae. Habitat: marine.