nelsoni, Thalassobathia Lee [R. S.] 1974:629, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1974 (no. 3); ref. 7514] Chile, 23°37.1'-23°35.9'S, 71°40.5'-71°20.0'W, depth 0-2000 meters (5200 meters wire out) over 3620-5430 meters. Holotype: SIO 72-164. Paratypes: SIO 72-154 (1). References 24646, 24448 and 25968 are apparently not this species. •Valid as Thalassobathia nelsoni Lee 1974 -- (Pequeño 1989:48 [ref. 14125], Balanov & Fedorov 1996:346 [ref. 24646], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:112 [ref. 24448], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:268 [ref. 25968], Nielsen et al. 2010:224 [ref. 30920] in Ophidiidae). Current status: Valid as Thalassobathia nelsoni Lee 1974. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.