pectoralis, Bathyonus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1885:604 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 543); ref. 1842] Gulf of Mexico, 28°02'30"N, 87°43'45"W, Albatross station 2380, depth 1430 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 37342. Paratypes: (1). •Valid as Bathyonus pectoralis Goode & Bean 1885 -- (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:710 [ref. 23897], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:59 [ref. 24448], Endo et al. 2000:43 [ref. 24516], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:294 [ref. 28946]). Current status: Valid as Bathyonus pectoralis Goode & Bean 1885. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Habitat: marine.