microlepis, Bathytroctes Günther [A.] 1878:249 [22] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Atlantic off Portugal, southeastern of Cape Vincent, 35°47'N, 8°23'W, depth 1090 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.233. On p. 22 of separate. See also Günther 1887:226, Pl. 57 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Bathytroctes microlepis Günther 1878 -- (Krefft 1973:90 [ref. 7166], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:236 [ref. 13675], Markle & Sazonov 1990:252 [ref. 14215], Santos et al. 1997:27 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:26 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:388 [ref. 23897], Porteiro et al. 1999:27 [ref. 24203], Sazonov & Markle 1999:1893 [ref. 24739], Sazonov 1999:737 [ref. 24845], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S32 [ref. 26712], Carter & Hartel 2003:878 [ref. 27000], Moore et al. 2003:179 [ref. 27076], Costa & Mincarone 2010:353 [ref. 37483], Møller et al. 2010:24 [ref. 31169], Williams & Stewart 2015:365 [ref. 34243], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Robertson et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35676], Carneiro et al. 2019:76 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:130 [ref. 39448], Grove et al. 2022:16 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:154 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bathytroctes microlepis Günther 1878. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Circumglobal, except Polar waters (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and South China Sea). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.