microchir, Lampanyctus Gilbert [C. H.] 1913:101 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 14956] Suruga Bay, Japan, Albatross station 5064, depth 300 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 74468. •Questionably a synonym of Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer 1904) -- (Paxton 1979:18 [ref. 6440]). •Synonym of Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer 1904) -- (Hulley 1986:88 [ref. 9677]). •Valid as Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert 1913) -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:71 [ref. 6441], Pequeño 1989:38 [ref. 14125] as macrochir, Nakabo 2000:387 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28370], Evseenko 2008:170 [ref. 32467] as cf. microchir). Current status: Valid as Triphoturus microchir (Gilbert 1913). Myctophidae: Lampanyctinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.