michaelsarsi, Bathytroctes Koefoed [E.] 1927:48, Pl. 3 (fig. 9) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 2650] North Atlantic, 34°59'N, 33°01'W, station 53, depth 2865 meters. Syntypes: ZMUB 3413 (4). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:145 [ref. 21547]. •Valid as Bellocia michaelsarsi (Koefoed 1971) -- (Markle & Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:238 [ref. 13675], McAllister 1990:73 [ref. 14674], Markle & Sazonov 1990:254 [ref. 14215], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:391 [ref. 23897]). •Valid as Bathytroctes michaelsarsi Koefoed 1927 -- (Sazonov 1999:745 [ref. 24845], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S32 [ref. 26712], Carter & Hartel 2003:878 [ref. 27000], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Carneiro et al. 2019:76 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:130 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:154 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bathytroctes michaelsarsi Koefoed 1927. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Atlantic, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.