laternatus, Polyipnus Garman [S.] 1899:238 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Barbados, West Indies, depth 221 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 27945. •Valid as Polyipnus laternatus Garman 1899 -- (Harold 1994:490 [ref. 21941], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:590 [ref. 25122], Harold 2003:892 [ref. 27001], Lima et al. 2011:44 [ref. 31116], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:59 [ref. 37485]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus laternatus Garman 1899. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cape Hatteras (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.