stereope, Polyipnus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:581, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 2526] Off Manazuru, Sagami Bay, Japan, Albatross sta. 3698, depth 153 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51451. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8392 (1), USNM 177895 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:17 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:550 [ref. 31656] •Valid as Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:47 [ref. 6441], Harold 1989:875 [ref. 13508], Paulin et al. 1989:96 [ref. 24556], Harold 1994:526 [ref. 21941], Nakabo 2000:316 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:297 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:316 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:405 [ref. 28370], Harold et al. 2015:463 [ref. 34249], Motomura et al. 2015:14 [ref. 34709], Vourey et al. 2017:574 [ref. 35312], Fricke et al. 2019:61 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus stereope Jordan & Starks 1904. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan; New Ireland (Papua New Guinea); New Zealand. Habitat: marine.