obscurus, Eustomias Vaillant [L. L.] in Filhol 1884:185, Fig. 3 [La Nature, Paris No. 559, 16 Feb. 1884; ref. 1326] Azores, Talisman station 120, northeastern Atlantic, depth 2792 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1885-0064. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:310 [ref. 293]. Also appeared in Vaillant 1888:113, Pl. 8 (figs. 3, 3a) [ref. 4496], and usually dated to 1888. •Valid as Eustomias obscurus Vaillant 1888 [should be 1884] -- (Morrow 1973:138 [ref. 7175], Gibbs in Whitehead et al. 1984:349 [ref. 13675], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:320 [ref. 14915], Santos et al. 1997:36 [ref. 23531], Santos et al. 1997:37 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:37 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:511 [ref. 23897], Harold 2003:911 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:188 [ref. 27076], Harold 2016:1814 [ref. 34568], Schnell & Johnson 2017:4 [ref. 35193], Carneiro et al. 2019:99 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:105 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:176 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:88 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Eustomias obscurus Vaillant 1884. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.