gracile, Lestidium Ege [V.] 1953:101, Fig. 20 [Dana Report No. 40; ref. 12692] Southeast of New Zealand, 46°43'S, 176°08'30"E, depth about 30 meters (100 meters of wire out). Holotype: ZMUC P2318706. Paratypes: ZMUC P2318707-08 (2, 2). Type catalog: Post 1972:148 [ref. 20860], Nielsen 1974:30 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Lestidiops gracilis (Ege 1953) -- (Fukui & Ozawa 2004:293 [ref. 28076]). Current status: Valid as Lestidiops gracilis (Ege 1953). Paralepididae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.