brevis, Bathophilus Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1930:66, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 3681] North Atlantic. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1929.7.6.19 (1), 1929.7.6.20 (1); ZMUC P201935 (1) Dana station 1368 (34°40'N, 33°16'W), ZMUC P201936 (1) Dana station 1162 (13°35'N, 30°11'W), ZMUC P261935-36. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:13 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas 1930 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:52 [ref. 6441], Pequeño 1989:31 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:102 [ref. 24556], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:308 [ref. 14915], Harold 1999:1912 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:333 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:333 [ref. 26001], Harold 2003:911 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27076], Love et al. 2005:38 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:179 [ref. 28379], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:501 [ref. 34248], Harold 2016:1813 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:58 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:174 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:86 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas 1930. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Circumglobal in warm seas. Habitat: marine.