92. Leptocotis tenuirostris (Claus, 1871)

Type locality: “Gilolo Passage” (= Halmahera), Indonesia .

Synonyms: Dorycephalus ambobus (Stebbing, 1888); Dorycephalus Lindstroemi (Bovallius, 1887); Leptocotis Lindströmi Bovallius, 1887; Leptocotis ambobus Stebbing, 1888, Leptocotis spinifera Streets, 1877, Oxycephalus tenuirostris Claus, 1871 .

Distribution. World: Indonesia (Claus 1871), Gulf of Mexico (Felder & Camp 2009), New Zealand (Webber et al. 2010), India (Pillai 1965a).

India: Western India Ecoregion: Maharashtra (Pillai 1965a); Goa (Pillai 1965a); Karnataka (Pillai 1965a); Kerala (Pillai 1965a); Maldives Ecoregion: Lakshadweep (Pillai 1965a).

Genus: Oxycephalus H. Milne Edwards, 1830