aphyodes, Apristurus Nakaya [K.] & Stehmann [M. F. W.] 1998:79, Figs. 1-4 [Archive of Fishery and Marine Research v. 46 (no. 1); ref. 23495] George Blight Bank [Rockall Rise], 58°42.8'N, 13°37.6'W, eastern North Atlantic, Walther Herwig cruise 47, station 599/81, depth 1200-1240 meters. Holotype: ZMH 25397 [ex ISH 71-1981]. Paratypes: BMNH 1998.1.22.1 (1); HUMZ 152329-30 (1, 1); MNHN 1998-0041 (1); USNM 347837 (1); ZMH 24872 [ex ISH 17-1974] (1), 24875 [ex 24-1981] (1), 24876 [ex 36-1981] (1), 24877 [ex 49-1981] (1), 24881 [ex 84-1981] (6), 24870 [ex 124-1981] (1), 24871 [ex 138-1974] (6), 24873 [ex 184-1983] (2), 24874 [ex 187-1983] (1), 24879 [ex 739-1974] (1), 24880 [ex 807-1974] (1); ZIN N51551 (1); ZMH 24878 [ex ISH 71-1981] (1); ZMUB 10171 (1). Type catalog: Thiel et al. 2009:14 [ref. 30918]. •Valid as Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann 1998 -- (Nakaya & Sato 1998:155 [ref. 23477], Nakaya & Sato 1999:316 [ref. 23941], Nakaya & Séret 1999:307 [ref. 24247], Compagno 1999:478 [ref. 25589], Iglésias et al. 2004:355 [ref. 28061], George 2009:54 [ref. 30539], Rodríguez-Cabello et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33675], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211], Bañón et al. 2016:300 [ref. 34397], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:65 [ref. 37302], Bañón & Mano 2022:9 [ref. 40121]). Current status: Valid as Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann 1998. Pentanchidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic: Iceland, Rockall Trough and Bay of Biscay south to Galicia (Spain). Habitat: marine.