homopterus, Bathytroctes Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:153 (386), Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Banc d'Arguin, 22°03'N, 17°33'W, depth 1113 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1886-0004. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:274 [ref. 293]. •Valid as Talismania homoptera (Vaillant 1888) -- (Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:251 [ref. 13675], Sazonov 1989:359 [ref. 17726], Markle & Sazonov 1990:263 [ref. 14215], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:401 [ref. 23897], Pakhorukov 2001:377 [ref. 25409], Carter & Hartel 2003:878 [ref. 27000], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27192], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1770 [ref. 34565], Carneiro et al. 2019:79 [ref. 37250], Klautau et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37903], Fermon et al. 2022:132 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:155 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Talismania homoptera (Vaillant 1888). Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Tropical and warm temperate Atlantic (including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.