title: Rediscovery of Lophiodes triradiatus (Lloyd, 1909), a senior synonym of L. infrabrunneus Smith and Radcliffe (Lophiiformes: Lophiidae).
abstract: Examination of the holotype and three recently collected additional specimens from the Indian Ocean has revealed that Lophius triradiatus Lloyd, 1909 (now under Lophiodes)  is a valid species and a senior synonym of Lophiodes infrabrunneus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 and Lophiodes abdituspinus Ni, Wu & Li, 1990. A detailed description of the additional specimens is provided.
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan Institute of Marine Biodiversity & Evolutionary Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan.; Email: ogcoho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hsuan-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Kochi Unit, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kerala, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bineesh
authors.affiliation: Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Akhilesh
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D019156:Indian Ocean