purus, Neobythites (Watasea) Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1913:141, Pl. 7 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 44 (no. 1948); ref. 3579] Near Destacado Island between Samar and Masbate, 12°12'35"N, 124°02'48"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5392, depth 135 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 74128. Paratypes: USNM 308953 (1). •Valid as Neobythites purus Smith & Radcliffe 1913 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:313 [ref. 12442], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nielsen 2002:72 [ref. 26394], Hoese et al. 2006:564 [ref. 29051], Larson et al. 2013:49 [ref. 32988], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:93 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Neobythites purus Smith & Radcliffe 1913. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific. Habitat: marine.