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Species in the family or subfamily Scopelarchidae: [ 25 ] records

alatus, Benthalbella Fourmanoir [P.] 1970:23, Fig. 1 [Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) Série Océanographie v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 1356] Pacific, 0°18'S, 169°57'E. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1970-0036. •Valid as Rosenblattichthys alatus (Fourmanoir 1970) -- (Johnson 1974:97 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:158 [ref. 5519], Paxton et al. 1989:233 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:374 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:374 [ref. 26001], Paxton & Gates 2006:489 [ref. 29007], Shao et al. 2008:241 [ref. 29952]). Current status: Valid as Rosenblattichthys alatus (Fourmanoir 1970). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

anale, Dissomma Brauer [A.] 1902:278 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 25 (no. 668); ref. 631] Guinea Basin, eastern Atlantic, 0°28'N, 6°32'W, Valdivia station 50. Lectotype: ZMB 17750-53 (1 of 4). Paralectotypes: SMF 2065 (1), ZMB 11750-53 (3 of 4). Lectotype selected by Johnson 1974:155 [ref. 7050]. •Valid as Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902) -- (Johnson 1974:154 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:169 [ref. 5519], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:63 [ref. 6441], Johnson 1986:267 [ref. 5677], Scott & Scott 1988:203 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:234 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:98 [ref. 14674], Johnson 1990:395 [ref. 15266], Santos et al. 1997:40 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:51 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:579 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Porteiro et al. 1999:32 [ref. 24203], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:373 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Chen 2002:236 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:373 [ref. 26001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:196 [ref. 27076], Thompson 2003:920 [ref. 27003], Love et al. 2005:40 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:196 [ref. 28379], Paxton & Gates 2006:489 [ref. 29007], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Stewart 2015:573 [ref. 34215], Russell 2016:1837 [ref. 34572], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:606 [ref. 34923], Carneiro et al. 2019:107 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:153 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:220 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in warm temperate to tropical oceans. Habitat: marine.

beebei, Scopelarchus Rofen [R. R.] 1963:3 [Aquatica No. 3; ref. 3795] South of Nonesuch Island, 32°12'N, 64°36'W, Bermuda, depth 300 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 64040 [ex NYZS 23654]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 64210 [ex NYZS 15872] (1); FMNH 49979 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:78 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902) -- (Johnson 1974:155 [ref. 7050], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1990:395 [ref. 15266]). Current status: Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902). Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

candelops, Scopelarchus Rofen [R. R.] 1963:1 [Aquatica No. 3; ref. 3795] Pawnee, Turks Passage, Bahamas, 21°30'N, 71°11'W, 8000 feet wire out. Holotype: YPM 2131. Paratypes: CAS 58610 [ex NYZS 8809] (1), 58611 [ex NYZS 10691] (1), 58612 [ex NYZS 13905] (1), 58613 [ex NYZS 23326] (1), 58614 [ex NYZS 23582] (1); NYSZ 21042 (1); USNM 100514 (1); YPM 2128 (1), 2129 (1). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:24 [ref. 16741]. •Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902) -- (Johnson 1974:155 [ref. 7050], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1990:395 [ref. 15266], Chen 2002:236 [ref. 26587]). Current status: Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902). Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

cavei, Scopelarchus Marshall [N. B.] 1955:307, Fig. 1; Pl. 19 (figs. 5-6) [Discovery Reports v. 27; ref. 12282] Indian Ocean, about 400 miles northwest of the Seychelles, 0°06'S, 49°45.4'E. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1955.3.30.6. •Synonym of Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Koefoed 1955 -- (Johnson 1974:183 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1974:183 [ref. 7050], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1990:387 [ref. 15266]). Current status: Synonym of Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Koefoed 1955. Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

climax, Scopelarchoides Johnson [R. K.] 1974:453 [Copeia 1974 (no. 2); ref. 2361] Central South Pacific, 24°56.1'-25°05.1'S, 154°59.9'-155°03.9'W. Holotype: SIO 70-107. Paratypes: SIO 70-109 (1), 70-110 (1), 70-112 (2), 70-118 (1), 70-121 (2), 72-311 (1). •Valid as Scopelarchoides climax Johnson 1974 -- (Johnson 1974:119 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:164 [ref. 5519], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchoides climax Johnson 1974. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: South Pacific. Habitat: marine.

danae, Scopelarchoides Johnson [R. K.] 1974:453 [Copeia 1974 (no. 2); ref. 2361] South China Sea, 18°14.4'-18°05.5'N, 119°45.2'-119°24.8'E, depth 0-1850 meters. Holotype: SIO 70-341. Paratypes: (199) CAS 14300 (1); DANA coll. (48 lots); ISH 2285-1971 (1); LACM 32815-1 (1); MCZ 52089-99 (33); MNHN [ex ORSTOM-Nouméa] 2002-0635 (1), 2002-0640 (1); SIO (orig. 14 lots, now 11); SOSC (2); USNM 207395 (1), 207401 (1); WHOI (11 lots). Type catalog: Krefft 1987:79 [ref. 20751]. •Valid as Scopelarchoides danae Johnson 1974 -- (Johnson 1974:124 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:165 [ref. 5519], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:197 [ref. 14275], Johnson 1986:266 [ref. 5677], Paxton et al. 1989:233 [ref. 12442], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:578 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:374 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Chen 2002:239 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:374 [ref. 26001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:196 [ref. 27076], Thompson 2003:920 [ref. 27003], Paxton & Gates 2006:489 [ref. 29007], Motomura et al. 2007:14 [ref. 29489], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Stewart 2015:571 [ref. 34215], Russell 2016:1837 [ref. 34572], Fricke et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35805], Sutton et al. 2020:151 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39448], Mincarone et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39411], Kim et al. 2023:362 [ref. 41057], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchoides danae Johnson 1974. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas, but not in eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

dentatus, Neoscopelarchoides Chapman [W. M.] 1939:530, Fig. 67 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 86 (no. 3062); ref. 817] Northeastern Pacific, 56°22'00"N, 145°54'00"W. Holotype: USNM 108145. Paratypes: (12) USNM 108168-76 (1 each). •Valid as Benthalbella dentata (Chapman 1939) -- (Johnson 1974:64 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:154 [ref. 5519], Yamamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:95, 187, 241, 320 [ref. 8379], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:63 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:5 [ref. 24081], Matarese et al. 1989:126 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:98 [ref. 14674], Shinohara et al. 1996:164 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:375 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:21 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:230 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:375 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27579], Nelson et al. 2004:87 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:39 [ref. 37547], Maslenikov et al. 2013:7 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:89 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:151 [ref. 33547], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Burton & Lea 2019:44 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Benthalbella dentata (Chapman 1939). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Japan and Sea of Okhotsk north to southern Bering Sea, then Alaska (U.S.A.) south to central Baja California (Mexico), including Guadalupe Island (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

diaphana, Benthalbella Rass [T. S.] 1955:329, Fig. 2 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 12; ref. 3610] Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (2) not at ZIN. •Synonym of Benthalbella linguidens (Mead & Böhlke 1953) -- (Johnson 1974:84 [ref. 7050], Parin et al. 2014:152 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Benthalbella linguidens (Mead & Böhlke 1953). Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

dubius, Neoscopelarchoides Marshall [N. B.] 1955:309, Fig. 2; Pl. 19 (figs. 3-4) [Discovery Reports v. 27; ref. 12282] Indian Ocean, about 500 miles southeast of Madagascar, 31°54.5'S, 51°27.9'E. Holotype: BMNH 1955.3.30.4. •Synonym of Benthalbella infans Zugmayer 1911 -- (Johnson 1974:77 [ref. 7050], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:485 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1990:393 [ref. 15266]). Current status: Synonym of Benthalbella infans Zugmayer 1911. Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

elongatus, Scopelarchus Norman [J. R.] 1937:86 [B. A. N. Z. Antarctic research expedition 1929-1931 v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 15294] 45°53'S, 84°33'E, northeast of Kerguelen Island, southern Indian Ocean, 2000 meters wire out. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1937.9.21.196. •Valid as Benthalbella elongata (Norman 1937) -- (Johnson 1974:71 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:154 [ref. 5519], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Post 1990:134 [ref. 21683], Miller 1993:497 [ref. 21297], Duhamel et al. 2005:142 [ref. 32059], Stewart 2015:568 [ref. 34215], Koerber 2023:34 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Benthalbella elongata (Norman 1937). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Scopelarchus Alcock [A. W.] 1896:307 [7] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 65 (pt 2, No. 3); ref. 91] Arabian Sea, off Indus Delta [185 kilometers west of Dwarka, Jamnagar District, Gujarat State, India, western Indian Ocean], 22°14'25"N, 67°08'55"E, Investigator sta 184, depth 947 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F63/1. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:102 [ref. 20743]. On p. 7 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1897: Pl. 17 (fig. 4) [ref. 20533]. •Valid as Scopelarchus guentheri Alcock 1896 -- (Johnson 1974:173 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:171 [ref. 5519], Johnson 1986:267 [ref. 5677], Paxton et al. 1989:234 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Johnson 1990:396 [ref. 15266], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:580 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:373 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Chen 2002:235 [ref. 26587], Nakabo 2002:373 [ref. 26001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Thompson 2003:920 [ref. 27003], Love et al. 2005:40 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:197 [ref. 28379], Paxton & Gates 2006:489 [ref. 29007], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Russell 2016:1837 [ref. 34572], Fricke et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35805], Carneiro et al. 2019:107 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:153 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39448], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:12 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:220 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchus guentheri Alcock 1896. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

hubbsi, Rosenblattichthys Johnson [R. K.] 1974:452 [Copeia 1974 (no. 2); ref. 2361] Equatorial South Atlantic, 2°27'S, 19°00'W, Walther Herwig station 471-III/71, depth 0-657 meters. Holotype (unique): ISH 2219-1971. Type catalog: Krefft 1987:79 [ref. 20751]. •Valid as Rosenblattichthys hubbsi Johnson 1974 -- (Johnson 1974:103 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:158 [ref. 5519], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:486 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1986:266 [ref. 5677], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:577 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Nakabo 2000:374 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:374 [ref. 26001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Thompson 2003:920 [ref. 27003], Mundy 2005:196 [ref. 28379], Russell 2016:1837 [ref. 34572], Fricke et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35805], Carneiro et al. 2019:107 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:152 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574], Mincarone et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39411], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Rosenblattichthys hubbsi Johnson 1974. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

infans, Benthalbella Zugmayer [E.] 1911:14 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 193; ref. 6161] North of Madeira, eastern Atlantic, station 3036, 6°07'N, 10°18'W, depth 0-4740 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1188. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:11 [ref. 21544]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Zugmayer 1911:140, Pl. 2 (fig. 8) [ref. 4846]. •Valid as Benthalbella infans Zugmayer 1911 -- (Maul 1973:199 [ref. 7171], Johnson 1974:76 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:154 [ref. 5519], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:485 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:63 [ref. 6441], Johnson 1986:265 [ref. 5677], Scott & Scott 1988:203 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:233 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:106 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:98 [ref. 14674], Johnson 1990:393 [ref. 15266], Santos et al. 1997:39 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:51 [ref. 24952], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Porteiro et al. 1999:32 [ref. 24203], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:375 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:375 [ref. 26001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Thompson 2003:920 [ref. 27003], Mundy 2005:196 [ref. 28379], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:253 [ref. 28944], Paxton & Gates 2006:488 [ref. 29007], Hartel et al. 2008:324 [ref. 29890], Møller et al. 2010:32 [ref. 31169], Fricke et al. 2011:359 [ref. 31242], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Stewart 2015:569 [ref. 34215], Russell 2016:1837 [ref. 34572], Carneiro et al. 2019:106 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:152 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39448] possible, Mincarone et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39411], Simian et al. 2022:374 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Benthalbella infans Zugmayer 1911. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

kreffti, Scopelarchoides Johnson [R. K.] 1972:37, Fig. 1 [Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 7617] Argentine basin, western South Atlantic, 34°01'S, 47°39'W, depth 0-2000 meters. Holotype: ISH 1561-1968. Paratypes: ISH 630-1971 (1), 649-1971 (6), 666-1971 (1), 1012-1971 (1). Type catalog: Krefft 1978:13 [ref. 9884]. •Valid as Scopelarchoides kreffti Johnson 1972 -- (Johnson 1974:133 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:165 [ref. 5519], Motomura et al. 2007:10 [ref. 29489], Stewart 2015:572 [ref. 34215]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchoides kreffti Johnson 1972. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: South Atlantic and Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

linguidens, Scopelarchus Mead [G. W.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1953:241, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 12704] 45 miles east of Ohakozaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, 39°21'00"N, 142°57'30"E, depth less than 13 meters. Holotype: USNM 163281. Paratypes: CAS-SU 18671 (1), 18672 (1, c&s). •Valid as Benthalbella linguidens (Meads & Böhlke 1953) -- (Johnson 1974:84 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:157 [ref. 5519], Yamamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:95, 186 [ref. 8379], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:63 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:5 [ref. 24081], McAllister 1990:98 [ref. 14674], Castro-Aguirre 1991:74 [ref. 19554], Shinohara et al. 1994:63 [ref. 22800], Nakabo 2000:375 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:21 [ref. 25650], Chen 2002:241 [ref. 26587], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:231 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:375 [ref. 26001], Love et al. 2005:40 [ref. 37547], Maslenikov et al. 2013:7 [ref. 37947], Parin et al. 2014:152 [ref. 33547], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Benthalbella linguidens (Mead & Böhlke 1953). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Japan and southern Kuril Islands; northeastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

macropinna, Benthalbella Bussing [W. A.] & Bussing [M. I.] 1966:53, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences v. 65 (no. 1) (for Jan.-Mar. 1966); ref. 8013] Scotia Sea, 56°17'S, 58°09'W, Eltanin station 359, depth 0-840 meters over 3960-3990 meters. Holotype: LACM 10118. Paratypes: BMNH 1965.5.26.4 (1); LACM 10119-10144 (26 specimens); SIO 61-42 (1); USNM 231721 [ex 260173-F1] (1), 231722 [ex 260173-F2] (1). According to Fricke on June 24, 2015 the species is a noun in apposition; it does not decline. •Valid as Benthalbella macropinna Bussing & Bussing 1966 -- (Johnson 1974:88 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:157 [ref. 5519], Johnson 1986:266 [ref. 5677], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Post 1990:135 [ref. 21683], Miller 1993:499 [ref. 21297], Duhamel et al. 2005:144 [ref. 32059], Stewart 2015:570 [ref. 34215]). •Valid as Lagiacrusichthys macropinnis (Bussing & Bussing 1966) -- (Davis 2015:65 [ref. 33682]). •Valid as Lagiacrusichthys macropinna (Bussing & Bussing 1966) -- (Sutton et al. 2020:152 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Lagiacrusichthys macropinna (Bussing & Bussing 1966). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

michaelsarsi, Scopelarchus Koefoed [E.] 1955:6, Fig. [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 4); ref. 5621] Western North Atlantic, 40°17'N, 50°39'W, station 67, surface. Holotype (unique): ZMUB 5996. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:147 [ref. 21547]. •Valid as Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Koefoed 1955 -- (Johnson 1974:183 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:171 [ref. 5519], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1986:267 [ref. 5677], Johnson 1990:397 [ref. 15266], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:581 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:373 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:373 [ref. 26001], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:197 [ref. 27076], Thompson 2003:920 [ref. 27003], Shinohara et al. 2005:408 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:197 [ref. 28379], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Stewart 2015:574 [ref. 34215], Russell 2016:1837 [ref. 34572], Carneiro et al. 2019:107 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:102 [ref. 38139] as michaelsersi, Sutton et al. 2020:153 [ref. 37832], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:220 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Koefoed 1955. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through warm temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

nemotoi, Rosenblattichthys Okiyama [M.] & Johnson [R. K.] 1986:409, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 32 (no. 4); ref. 5191] South Indian Ocean, 44°48.4'S, 114°57.3'E. Holotype (unique): FMNH 96512. •Valid as Rosenblattichthys nemotoi Okiyama & Johnson 1986. Current status: Valid as Rosenblattichthys nemotoi Okiyama & Johnson 1986. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

nicholsi, Scopelarchoides Parr [A. E.] 1929:16, Fig. 5 [Occasional Papers of the Bingham Oceanograpic Collection No. 2; ref. 3369] Off the western coast of Mexico, 16°14'N, 99°36'W, depth 1800 fathoms. Holotype: YPM 2300 (110 mm). Paratypes: YPM 2300 (1, 113 mm, c&s). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:24 [ref. 16741] as syntypes. •Valid as Scopelarchoides nicholsi Parr 1929 -- (Johnson 1974:136 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:165 [ref. 5519], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Chen 2002:238 [ref. 26587], Love et al. 2005:40 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:253 [ref. 28944], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Robertson et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35676], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchoides nicholsi Parr 1929. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Atlantic; eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to northern Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

perarmatus, Odontostomus Roule [L.] 1916:25 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 320; ref. 3818] East of the Azores, northeastern Atlantic, station 3602, depth 0-2100 meters; station 3608, depth 0-2600 meters. Syntypes: MOM 0091-0757 (now 1), 0091-0765 (now 3). Type catalog: Belloc 1949:9 [ref. 21544]. Also appeared in Roule 1919:32, Pl. 5 (figs. 2-2a) [ref. 19805]. •Valid as Scopelarchus perarmatus (Roule 1916) -- (Maul 1973:199 [ref. 7171]). •Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902) -- (Johnson 1974:154 [ref. 7050], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1990:395 [ref. 15266], Santos et al. 1997:40 [ref. 23531]). Current status: Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902). Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

sagax, Scopelarchus Rofen [R. R.] 1963:2 [Aquatica No. 3; ref. 3795] Off Bermuda, 32°12.7'N, 64°35.2'W, depth 730-820 meters. Holotype: FMNH 49852. Paratypes: CAS-SU 63771 (1), 68383 [ex NYZS 9698] (1), 68384 [ex NYZS 10016] (1), 68386 [ex NYZS 10417] (1), 68382 [ex NYZS 16131] (1), 68380 [ex NYZS 16950] (1), 68387 [ex NYZS 18347] (1), 68385 [ex NYZS 22116] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:78 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902) -- (Johnson 1974:155 [ref. 7050], Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984:487 [ref. 13675], Johnson 1990:395 [ref. 15266]). Current status: Synonym of Scopelarchus analis (Brauer 1902). Scopelarchidae. Habitat: marine.

signifer, Scopelarchoides Johnson [R. K.] 1974:454 [Copeia 1974 (no. 2); ref. 2361] Central Equatorial Pacific, 0°0'-0°3.7'N, 165°42.5'-165°46'W. Holotype: SIO 68-534. Paratypes: (207) DANA (52 lots); NMFS (2 lots); MNHN [ex ORSTOM-Nouméa] (10 lots); SIO (12 lots); SOSC (1 lot); USNM 207290-91 (1, 1), 207298 (1). •Valid as Scopelarchoides signifer Johnson 1974 -- (Johnson 1974:145 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:167 [ref. 5519], Johnson 1986:267 [ref. 5677], Fricke 1999:91 [ref. 24106], Paxton & Niem 1999:1926 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:374 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:591 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:374 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35805], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:220 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchoides signifer Johnson 1974. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific. Habitat: marine.

stephensi, Scopelarchus Johnson [R. K.] 1974:455 [Copeia 1974 (no. 2); ref. 2361] Central North Pacific, 27°56.9'-28°07.9'N, 177°53.4'-177°39.2'W. Holotype: SIO 68-486. Paratypes: (25) distributed among: DANA 4774, 4781; NMFSH (HMS 30-63, JRM 22-5); OS 561-562; SIO 51-375 (1), 60-411 (1), 63-423 (2), 68-483 (4), 68-486 (2), 68-490 (1), 68-542 (1), ?72-24 (1). •Valid as Scopelarchus stephensi Johnson 1974 -- (Johnson 1974:192 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:174 [ref. 5519], Nakabo 2000:373 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:373 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:197 [ref. 28379], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:253 [ref. 28944], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Fricke et al. 2024:220 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Scopelarchus stephensi Johnson 1974. Scopelarchidae. Distribution: North Pacific: transition zone from 25°-35°N, 125°W-160°E. Habitat: marine.

volucris, Phanops Rofen [R. R.] 1966:595 [Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 5); ref. 19801] Eastern North Pacific, 25°28.9'-35.3'N, 114°06.6'-113°21.3'W, depth 1500-5500 meters wire out. Neotype: SIO 64-28. Listed in Rofen 1966:595 [ref. 19801] as "Phanops volucris Rofen 1963" which refers to "an undescribed species from the northeastern Pacific" in Rofen 1963:4 [ref. 3795], but no name is proposed in that paper and no description given; dates to 1966 as above with brief characterization in key. Neotype designated as SIO 64-28 by Johnson 1974:107 [ref. 7050], but see Johnson's discussion of available Rofen specimens [which could be considered as original syntypes]. •Valid as Rosenblattichthys volucris (Rofen 1966) -- (Johnson 1974:107 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:163 [ref. 5519], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Love et al. 2005:40 [ref. 37547], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:253 [ref. 28944], Davis 2015:67 [ref. 33682], Love et al. 2021:62 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622], Victor et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42021]). Current status: Valid as Rosenblattichthys volucris (Rofen 1966). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico); Ecuador south to Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.