Comparative material of C. barbifer ^ZBK examined for this study includes:

CSIRO H 5875-09, female 994 mm TL, Tanjung Luar fish landing site, Lombok, Indonesia, 08°45'S, 116°35'E ; MTUF 25031, female 822 mm TL, Japan; MZB 15027, female ~800 mm TL (fins removed), Kedonganan fish market, Bali, Indonesia ; and CAS SU 13901, holotype of Phaenopogon barbulifer Herre, 1935 ^ZBK, female 715 mm TL, Misaki Bay, Japan .