Herwigia Nielsen [J. G.] 1972:30 Fem. Bathylaco kreffti Nielsen & Larsen 1970. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Herwigia Nielsen 1972 -- (Iwamoto et al. 1976 [ref. 7089], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:243 [ref. 13675], Markle 1986:220 [ref. 5687], Paxton et al. 1989:210 [ref. 12442], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1890 [ref. 24739], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S9 [ref. 26712], Carter & Hartel 2003:877 [ref. 27000], Hoese et al. 2006:383 [ref. 28999]). Current status: Valid as Herwigia Nielsen 1972. Alepocephalidae.