eques, Haloporphyrus Günther [A.] 1887:91, Pl. 18 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Faröe Channel, depth 530 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1887.12.9.60. Paralectotypes: (numerous, several stations) BMNH 1887.12.9.52-57 (6?), 1887.12.9.58-59 (2?), 1887.12.9.61-67 (7?), 1887.12.9.68-70 (3?); MCZ 27231 [ex BMHH] (2); ZIN 11727 (1). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:151 [ref. 33662]. Lectotype selected by Templeman 1970:463 [ref. 27557]. •Valid as Lepidion eques (Günther 1887) -- (Cohen 1973:324 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1986:719 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:257 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:115 [ref. 14674], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:365 [ref. 18936], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1995:108 [ref. 22531], Santos et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23531], Møller et al. 2010:38 [ref. 31169], Arronte et al. 2011:1708 [ref. 31611], Afonso et al. 2016:31, 178 [ref. 36199]). •Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810) -- (Bañón et al. 2012:1 [ref. 32386], Barros-García et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34527]). Current status: Synonym of Lepidion lepidion (Risso 1810). Moridae. Habitat: marine.