spinosus, Lionurus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1916:199, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 51 (no. 2149); ref. 1636] Eastern Sea of Japan, 31°31'N, 129°25'30"E, Albatross station 4915, depth 427 fathoms [781 meters]. Holotype (unique): USNM 76868. •Valid as Nezumia spinosa (Gilbert & Hubbs 1916) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:95 [ref. 6441], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:263 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Merrett 1997:542 [ref. 23710], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:202 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1992 [ref. 24761], Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:772 [ref. 25037], Nakabo 2000:424 [ref. 25086], Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:424 [ref. 26001], Bray et al. 2006:602 [ref. 29065], Fricke et al. 2011:364 [ref. 31242], Nakayama & Endo 2012:66 [ref. 32112], Nakayama & Endo 2015:7 [ref. 35270], Iwamoto et al. 2015:94 [ref. 35408], Nakayama 2020:262[ref. 37888]). Current status: Valid as Nezumia spinosa (Gilbert & Hubbs 1916). Macrouridae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South Africa to Australia, New Caledonia and Japan. Habitat: marine.