argenteus, Phosichthys Hutton [F. W.] 1872:56 [Fishes of New Zealand (Hutton); ref. 2287] Cook Strait, New Zealand (washed ashore). Lectotype: BMNH 1873.12.13.64. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1873.12.13.65-66 (2). Type catalog: Russell 1996:223 [ref. 22562]. Lectotype selected by Russell 1996:223 [ref. 22562]. Correct spelling of the genus should be Phosichthys. •Valid as Photichthys [sic] argenteus Hutton 1872 -- (Schaefer et al. 1986:245 [ref. 5709], Paxton et al. 1989:188 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:97 [ref. 24556], Aizawa in Amaoka et al. 1990:111 [ref. 16024], Quéro et al. 1990:344 [ref. 14985], Gomon et al. 1994:248 [ref. 22532], Fricke 1999:89 [ref. 24106], Trunov 1999:462 [ref. 24579], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Phosichthys argenteus Hutton 1872 -- (Harold 1999:1904 [ref. 24741], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:45 [ref. 27192], Paxton et al. 2006:430 [ref. 28995], Harold & Gomon 2008:237 [ref. 30629], Fricke et al. 2009:24 [ref. 30213], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:440 [ref. 34248], Harold 2016:1791 [ref. 34568], Nión et al. 2016:36 [ref. 35565], Balushkin 2017:660 [ref. 35810], Sutton et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39574], Villarins et al. 2022:26 [ref. 39442]). Current status: Valid as Phosichthys argenteus Hutton 1872. Phosichthyidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal, but not in eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.