filifer, Leptophycis Garman [S.] 1899:182, Pl. 41 (figs. 2-2a) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] East of Galápagos Islands, 1°03'N, 89°28'W, Albatross station 3404, depth 385 fathoms; 0°19'N, 90°34'W, station 3410, depth 331 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28616 (1), 28617 (orig. 3, now 1). •Valid as Gadella filifer (Garman 1899) -- (Paulin 1989:98 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:239 [ref. 24555], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S72 [ref. 25772], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:17 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Gadella filifer (Garman 1899). Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) endemic. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.