macrops, Leptoderma Vaillant [L. L.] 1886:1239 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 103; ref. 4494] Off Morocco, eastern Atlantic. Syntypes: BMNH 1890.6.16.44 [ex MNHN] (1); MCZ 27611 [ex MNHN] (1); MNHN 1885-0219 to 0222 (1, 1, 1, 1), 1885-0225 (1, poor condition), 1885-0226 to 0228 (1, 1, 1), 1885-0233 to 0235 (1, 1, 1); USNM 42112 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:275-276 [ref. 293]. Also appeared as new with illustrations and further description in Vaillant 1888:168, Pl. 13 (figs. 2-2g) [ref. 4496]. •Valid as Leptoderma macrops Vaillant 1886 -- (Krefft 1973:91 [ref. 7166], Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:244 [ref. 13675], Markle 1986:221 [ref. 5687], Markle & Sazonov 1990:258 [ref. 14215], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:394 [ref. 23897], Carter & Hartel 2003:878 [ref. 27000], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27192], Byrkjedal et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31301], Angulo et al. 2016:498 [ref. 34156], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Carneiro et al. 2019:78 [ref. 37250], Quéro et al. 2019:26 [ref. 36877], Fermon et al. 2022:131 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:154 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Leptoderma macrops Vaillant 1886. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Tropical and warm temperate Atlantic, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.