nigricans, Cheilodactylus Richardson [J.] 1850:63 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1850 (pt 18) (art. 1) (for 9 Apr. 1850); ref. 3745] King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): NMSZ 1980.073.003 (dry skin). Type catalog: Herman et al. 1990:3 [ref. 20727]. •Valid as Dactylophora nigricans (Richardson 1850) -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Kuiter 1993:259 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:651 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:267 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2006:1358 [ref. 29094], Roberts & Gomon 2008:628 [ref. 30641], Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401], Ludt et al. 2019:129 [ref. 36635], Hoschke et al. 2019:157 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Dactylophora nigricans (Richardson 1850). Latridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales and southern Australia to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.