springeri, Leptoderma Mead [G. W.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1953:265 [Texas Journal of Science v. 5 (no. 2); ref. 12705] Gulf of Mexico off the state of Mississippi, 29°01'N, 88°24'W, Oregon station 640, depth 355-475 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 163280. •Synonym of Leptoderma macrops Vaillant 1886 -- (Krefft 1973:91 [ref. 7166], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:244 [ref. 13675], Markle & Sazonov 1990:258 [ref. 14215], Byrkjedal et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31301]). Current status: Synonym of Leptoderma macrops Vaillant 1886. Alepocephalidae. Habitat: marine.