caninus, Argyropelecus Garman [S.] 1899:235 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] "Found floating on a log in the Indian Ocean off Port Louis Harbor", Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MCZ 6599 (poor condition). •Synonym of Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Baird 1973:124 [ref. 7173], Baird 1986:256 [ref. 6288], Quéro et al. 1990:275 [ref. 14659]). Current status: Synonym of Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes 1850. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Habitat: marine.