Stygnobrotula Böhlke [J. E.] 1957:1 Fem. Stygnobrotula latebricola Böhlke 1957. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Stygnobrotula Böhlke 1957 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:51 [ref. 881], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:96, 110 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 2003:974 [ref. 27009], Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2011:147 [ref. 31714], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:779 [ref. 34391], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix A [ref. 34432] in Bythitidae). Current status: Valid as Stygnobrotula Böhlke 1957. Bythitidae.