similis, Paralepis Ege [V.] 1933:225 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 94; ref. 1186] Off Dakar, West Africa, 15°31'N, 18°05'W, Dana station 4006, depth about 100 meters (300 meters wire out). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P2316969. Type catalog: Post 1972:144 [ref. 20860], Nielsen 1974:34 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Lestidiops similis (Ege 1933) -- (Post 1973:207 [ref. 7182], Post 1986:275 [ref. 5705], Post 1990:376 [ref. 15233], Fukui & Ozawa 2004:293 [ref. 28076], Russell 2016:1847 [ref. 34572], Carneiro et al. 2019:110 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:184 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Lestidiops similis (Ege 1933). Paralepididae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.