Leuroglossus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:57 Masc. Leuroglossus stilbius Gilbert 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Bathylagus Günther 1878 -- (Ahlstrom et al. 1984:156 [ref. 13627], Kobyliansky 1990:148 [ref. 22788], Miya 1994:438 [ref. 21253]). •Valid as Leuroglossus Gilbert 1890 -- (Peden 1981 [ref. 5512], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:41 [ref. 6441], Kobyliansky 1986:44 [ref. 6002], Matallanas 1986 [ref. 6755], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:149 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:20 [ref. 34694], Robertson et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Leuroglossus Gilbert 1890. Bathylagidae.