pacificus, Diplophos Günther [A.] 1889:33, Pl. 4 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 31 (pt 78); ref. 2017] Mid-Pacific, 5°54'N, 147°02'W. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.7.20.90. •Synonym of Diplophos taenia Günther 1873 -- (Badcock in Whitehead et al. 1984:296 [ref. 13675], Quéro et al. 1990:288 [ref. 14659], Mundy 2005:164 [ref. 28379]). •Probably not valid -- (Ozawa et al. 1990:110 [ref. 16665]). •Valid as Diplophos pacificus Günther 1889 -- (Harold 1999:1899 [ref. 24741], Koeda & Ho 2019:112 [ref. 37153]). Current status: Valid as Diplophos pacificus Günther 1889. Gonostomatidae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.