pliopterus, Chirostomias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1930:54, Pl. 1 (fig. 1); Fig. 30 [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 3681] Atlantic, north of 20°N. Syntypes: (5 + 2 juveniles) BMNH 1929.7.6.1-3 (3); ZMUC P201941 (1) Dana station 38 (43°52'N, 02°27'W), ZMUC P 201942 (1) Dana station 928 (22°43'N, 45°18'W), ZMUC P201943 (1) Dana station 1377 (37°40'N, 26°00'W). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:14 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Chirostomias pliopterus Regan & Trewavas 1930 -- (Morrow 1973:136 [ref. 7175], Gibbs in Whitehead et al. 1984:344 [ref. 13675], Scott & Scott 1988:176 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:94 [ref. 14674], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:312 [ref. 14915], Santos et al. 1997:35 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:37 [ref. 24952], Porteiro et al. 1999:31 [ref. 24203], Harold 2003:911 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27076], Harold 2016:1813 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:97 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:80 [ref. 37832], Page et al. 2023:87 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostomias pliopterus Regan & Trewavas 1930. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.