mucocephalus, Ventrifossa Marshall [N. B.] 1973:660, Fig. 53 [Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 6); ref. 6965] Northern coast of Cuba, facing Straits of Florida, 23°05'30"N, 82°35'W, depth 604 meters. Holotype: MCZ 38927. Paratypes: (3) MCZ 43061 [ex MCZ 38927] (1). Additional material: (5). •Valid as Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall 1973 -- (Iwamoto 1979:152 [ref. 2311], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:305 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto 2003:987 [ref. 27010], Melo et al. 2010:38 [ref. 30775], Page et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall 1973. Macrouridae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.