fiski, Lophotes Günther [A.] 1890:244, Pls. 19-20 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890 (pt 2) (art. 2) (for 1 Apr. 1890); ref. 18232] Cape of Good Hope, Kalk Bay, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1890.4.8.1. •Valid as Eumethichthys fiski (Günther 1890) -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:116 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Eumecichthys fiski (Günther 1890) -- (Heemstra & Kannemeyer 1986:402 [ref. 5666], Robins & Ray 1986:119 [ref. 23100], Castro-Aguirre 1991:78 [ref. 19554], Olney 1999:1971 [ref. 24751], Nakabo 2000:403 [ref. 25086], Olney in Randall & Lim 2000:594 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Shinohara et al. 2001:302 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:403 [ref. 26001], Figueiredo et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:57 [ref. 27192], Olney 2003:955 [ref. 27007], Nelson et al. 2004:89 [ref. 27807], Mundy 2005:236 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:539 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:298 [ref. 30620], Shao et al. 2008:242 [ref. 29952], Roberts 2012:55 [ref. 32187], Page et al. 2013:90 [ref. 32708], Shinohara et al. 2014:239 [ref. 33330], Olney 2016:1936 [ref. 34579], Fourriére et al. 2016:455 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Angulo & López-Sánchez 2017:587 [ref. 35166], Sonoyama et al. 2020:27 [ref. 37637], Sutton et al. 2020:223 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:193 [ref. 39448] with question, Heemstra 2022:227 [ref. 39702], Page et al. 2023:98 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Eumecichthys fiski (Günther 1890). Lophotidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Sea of Japan). Habitat: marine.