kiwiensis, Polyipnus Baird [R. C.] 1971:103, Fig. 79 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 142 (no. 1); ref. 7665] Off New Zealand, 36°50'S, 176°10'E. Holotype: NMNZ P.4861 [orig. 4802]. Paratypes: MCZ 46524 (1), NMNZ P.4802 (5) and P.4803. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird 1971 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:192 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:96 [ref. 24556], Aizawa 1990:97 [ref. 20451], Aizawa in Amaoka et al. 1990:116 [ref. 16024], Harold 1994:475 [ref. 21941], Harold 1999:1902 [ref. 24741], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:426 [ref. 28995], Harold et al. 2015:460 [ref. 34249]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus kiwiensis Baird 1971. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia, Tasman Sea and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.