verus, Chironectes Cloquet [H.] 1817:599 (v. 8) [Dictionnaire des sciences Naturelles; ref. 852] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. No types known. Based on Antennarius (chironectes) obscure ... Commerson MSS, Lophius variegatus Shaw and Lophie chironecte Lacepède. •Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794) -- (Pietsch & Grobecker 1987:80 [ref. 20669], Fricke 1999:106 [ref. 24106], Pietsch & Arnold 2020:145 [ref. 38284]). Current status: Synonym of Antennarius pictus (Shaw 1794). Antennariidae. Habitat: marine.