ruggeri, Polyipnus Baird [R. C.] 1971:102, Fig. 78 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 142 (no. 1); ref. 7665] Off New Zealand, 31°57'S, 177°38'E. Holotype: NMNZ P.4670. Paratypes: whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Polyipnus ruggeri Baird 1971 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:192 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:96 [ref. 24556], Aizawa 1990:97 [ref. 20451], Harold 1994:482 [ref. 21941], Harold 1999:1902 [ref. 24741], Paxton et al. 2006:427 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:232 [ref. 30629], Harold et al. 2015:462 [ref. 34249]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus ruggeri Baird 1971. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Australia, Tasman Sea and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.