Macrostomias Brauer [A.] 1902:283 Masc. Macrostomias longibarbatus Brauer 1902. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Macrostomias Brauer 1902 -- (Gibbs in Whitehead et al. 1984:338 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:49 [ref. 6441], Gibbs 1986:229 [ref. 5655], Paxton et al. 1989:206 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Stomias Cuvier 1816 -- (Morrow 1973:133 [ref. 7175], Fink 1985:1 [ref. 5171], Fink & Fink 1986:500 [ref. 5176]). Current status: Synonym of Stomias Cuvier 1816. Stomiidae: Stomiinae.