Photostylus Beebe [W.] 1933:163 Masc. Photostylus pycnopterus Beebe 1933. Type by monotypy. Also in Beebe (Aug.) 1933:82 [ref. 245]. •Valid as Photostylus Beebe 1933 -- (Wisner 1976 [ref. 6956], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:247 [ref. 13675], Markle 1986:221 [ref. 5687], Paxton et al. 1989:210 [ref. 12442], Tsukamoto et al. 1992 [ref. 20260], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1890 [ref. 24739], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S15 [ref. 26712], Carter & Hartel 2003:875 [ref. 27000], Hoese et al. 2006:390 [ref. 29035]). Current status: Valid as Photostylus Beebe 1933. Alepocephalidae.