Bathyprion Marshall [N. B.] 1966:4 Masc. Bathyprion danae Marshall 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Sometimes placed in its own family or subfamily. •Valid as Bathyprion Marshall 1966 -- (Krefft 1973:94 [ref. 7166], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:235 [ref. 13675], Anderson et al. 1986:798 [ref. 5164], Markle 1986:220 [ref. 5687], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1891 [ref. 24739], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S13 [ref. 26712], Carter & Hartel 2003:877 [ref. 27000]). Current status: Valid as Bathyprion Marshall 1966. Alepocephalidae.