insularum, Bathypterois Alcock [A. W.] 1892:356 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 10 (no. 59); ref. 88] Laccadive Sea, 14°35'15"N, 72°02'37"E, Investigator station 121, depth 1140 fathoms. Syntypes: ZSI F13187-88 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:103 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:35 [ref. 22148]. Figured in Alcock 1900: Pl. 32 (fig. 1) [ref. 20536]. •Valid as Bathypterois insularum Alcock 1892 -- (Sulak 1977:97 [ref. 4299]). Current status: Valid as Bathypterois insularum Alcock 1892. Ipnopidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.