capensis, Astronesthes Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & von Bonde [C.] 1924:5 [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa v. 3 (no. 7) (1922); ref. 1649] Off Table Bay, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Pickle station 253, depth 790 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAM 22480 [ex SAM 2435]. •Valid as Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924) -- (Gibbs 1964:346 [ref. 6960], Gibbs & Morrow 1973:128 [ref. 7174], Gibbs in Whitehead et al. 1984:333 [ref. 13675], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:50 [ref. 6441], Gibbs 1986:233 [ref. 5655], Paxton et al. 1989:196 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:100 [ref. 24556], Gibbs 1990:306 [ref. 14899], Fricke 1999:90 [ref. 24106], Harold 1999:1906 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:324 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:324 [ref. 26001], Harold 2003:895 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27076], Love et al. 2005:39 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:177 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:438 [ref. 28995], Stewart & Kenaley 2015:484 [ref. 34250], Harold 2016:1800 [ref. 34568], Nión et al. 2016:36 [ref. 35565], Carneiro et al. 2019:102 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:120 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:60 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:174 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:89 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924). Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Circumglobal, primarily in subtropical and temperate seas. Habitat: marine.