gracilis, Photonectes Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:112, Pl. 36 (fig. 137) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Martinique Island, West Indies, depth 472 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28033. •Valid as Photonectes gracilis Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:154 [ref. 14275], Paxton et al. 1989:202 [ref. 12442], Harold 1999:1913 [ref. 24741], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847], Harold 2003:912 [ref. 27001], Paxton et al. 2006:451 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:358 [ref. 31242], Klepadlo 2011:202 [ref. 31414] in subgenus Dolichostomias, Prokofiev 2014:379 [ref. 33470], Prokofiev 2016:489 [ref. 34688], Prokofiev & Klepadlo 2019:280 [ref. 36682], Prokofiev 2019:450 [ref. 36966]). Current status: Valid as Photonectes gracilis Goode & Bean 1896. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.