vaillanti, Bathygadus Roule [L.] & Angel [F.] 1933:63, Pl. 3 (fig. 30) [Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er Monaco. Fasc. 86; ref. 3827] South of Pic Island, Azores, northeastern Atlantic, 32°23'N, 28°23'30"W, station 3250, depth 1153 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1513. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:16 [ref. 21544], Bailly et al. 1999:224 [ref. 24244]. •Synonym of Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888 -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:646 [ref. 13676], Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:186 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:95 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888. Bathygadidae. Habitat: marine.