abarbatus, Bathophilus Barnett [M. A.] & Gibbs [R. H., Jr.] 1968:828 [Copeia 1968 (no. 4); ref. 7863] Southwestern Pacific, 32°23'S, 172°49'E, depth 0-230 meters. Holotype: USNM 202722. Paratypes: DANA station 3593 (2), 3613 (1), 3624-26 (1, 3, 1); NMNZ P.5592 (1); USNM 202719-21 (1, 1, 3), 202723 (1); VUW 86 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Bathophilus abarbatus Barnett & Gibbs 1968 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:198 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:102 [ref. 24556], Harold 1999:1912 [ref. 24741], Paxton et al. 2006:444 [ref. 28995], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:499 [ref. 34248]). Current status: Valid as Bathophilus abarbatus Barnett & Gibbs 1968. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.