Species that contain: Arnoglossus and blachei [ 1 ] records blachei, Arnoglossus Stauch [A.] 1965:256, Fig. 7 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 37 (no. 2); ref. 9259] Angola, 13º31’36’’S, 12º19’36’’E; Cameroon, 3°40'1.2''N, 9°13'1.2''E, 34 m depth. Lectotype: BMNH 1930.5.6.36. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1930.5.6.34-35 (2); MNHN 1956-0074 (1), B-2357 (3). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:302 [ref. 25922]. Lectotype selected by Fricke et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40065]. •Possible synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Aldebert et al. 1990:1028 [ref. 19526]). •Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:302 [ref. 25922], Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2981 [ref. 34618], Fricke et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35674]). •Valid as Arnoglossus blachei Stauch 1965 -- (Fricke et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Valid as Arnoglossus blachei Stauch 1965. Bothidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Namibia, including Canary Islands (Spain) and São Tomé and Principe; southwestern Indian Ocean: larvae reaching Agulhas Bank (South Africa). Habitat: marine.
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