messieri, Sirembo Günther [A.] 1878:19 [3] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Off Middle Island, Messier Strait, Challenger station 306, depth 345 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.44. On p. 3 of separate. See also Günther 1887:104, Pl. 23 (fig. B) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Cataetyx messieri (Günther 1878) -- (Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:152 [ref. 14235], Pequeño 1989:48 [ref. 14125], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:101 [ref. 24448], Balushkin & Prokofiev 2005:557 [ref. 28326], Prokofiev 2005:119 [ref. 34466], Mincarone et al. 2008:56 [ref. 29626], Costa & Mincarone 2010:354 [ref. 37483], Møller et al. 2016:Appendix A [ref. 34432] in Bythitidae). Current status: Valid as Cataetyx messieri (Günther 1878). Bythitidae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic and southeastern Pacific: Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Habitat: marine.