taylori, Tarletonbeania Mead [G. W.] 1953:105, Fig. 1 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 38 (pt 2, no. 7); ref. 12703] 44 miles east of Ohakozaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, 39°21'N, 142°56'E. Holotype: USNM 164970. Paratypes: CAS-SU 18670 (1), 18673 (1); USNM 164971-72 (1, 1). •Questionably valid as Tarletonbeania taylori Mead 1953 -- (Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440]). •Valid as Tarletonbeania taylori Mead 1953 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:67 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:9 [ref. 24081], Shinohara et al. 1994:69 [ref. 22800], Kubota & Tsukada 1996:56 [ref. 24966], Nakabo 2000:380 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:22 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:250 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:380 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:49 [ref. 27579], Love et al. 2005:48 [ref. 37547], Parin et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33547], Love et al. 2021:73 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:98 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Tarletonbeania taylori Mead 1953. Myctophidae: Myctophinae. Distribution: North Pacific: northern Honshu (Japan) north to southeastern Bering Sea, then Alaska (U.S.A.) south to British Columbia (Canada). Habitat: marine.