photodactylus, Aristostomias Beebe [W.] 1933:171, Fig. 7 [Copeia 1933 (no. 4); ref. 246] 10 miles south of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda. depth 700 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 170931 [ex NYZS 10932]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Aristostomias photodactylus Beebe 1933 -- (Morrow 1964:537 [ref. 6958], Scott & Scott 1988:180 [ref. 25518]). •Synonym of Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas 1930 -- (Goodyear 1973:143 [ref. 7176], Goodyear & Gibbs 1986:235 [ref. 5658], McAllister 1990:95 [ref. 14674], Goodyear 1990:338 [ref. 14930]). Current status: Synonym of Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas 1930. Stomiidae: Malacosteinae. Habitat: marine.