sinensis, Hemitripterus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1873:53 [Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 9 (pt 2, Bulletin); ref. 18661] China seas [perhaps in error]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6924. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:53 [ref. 20738]. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:505, 508 [ref. 25968] and Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294] for information on type locality. •Synonym of Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814) -- (Mecklenburg 2003:3 [ref. 27294]). Current status: Synonym of Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas 1814). Agonidae: Hemitripterinae. Habitat: marine.