| Citation | Ho, H.-C., 2013, Two new species of the batfish genus Malthopsis (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Indian Ocean.. Zootaxa 3716:289-300. |
| Ref. | 94126 Ho, H.-C., 2013 |
| Page | 294;fig.3A-C,4-5A-E;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Malthopsis austrafricana |
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| Distribution | This species is likely endemic to the southwestern Indian Ocean; South Africa (Dokodweni, Port Alfred, Durban, Coffee Bay), Maputo, Mozambique, and Madagascar. |
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