ferox, Stomias Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1842:83 [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1842 (no. 6) (for 17 June); ref. 18618] Greenland. Type lost. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:13 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Stomias boa (Risso 1810), but a valid subspecies ferox Reinhardt 1842 -- (Morrow 1973:132 [ref. 7175], Scott & Scott 1988:184 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:92 [ref. 14674], Santos et al. 1997:37 [ref. 23531], Hartel & Craddock in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:192 [ref. 26158], Harold 2003:906 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27076], Kenaley et al. 2008:245 [ref. 30630], Fermon et al. 2022:171 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Synonym of Stomias boa (Risso 1810). Stomiidae: Stomiinae. Distribution: North Atlantic [this subspecies when recognized]. Habitat: marine.