atlanticus, Neoscombrops Mochizuki [K.] & Sano [M.] 1984:335, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 30 (no. 4); ref. 5188] Caribbean Sea, 12°07'N, 82°44'W, Oregon station 6444, depth 192 meters. Holotype: USNM 232322. Paratypes: CAS 44052 (2); USNM 229531-35 (2, 2, 1, 3, 1), 232323 (3). •Valid as Neoscombrops atlanticus Mochizuki & Sano 1984 -- (Heemstra & Yamanoue 2003:1302 [ref. 35184], Yamanoue & Matsuura 2003:288 [ref. 27216], Yamanoue et al. 2009:403 [ref. 30547]). •Valid as Verilus atlanticus (Mochizuki & Sano 1984) -- (Yamanoue 2016:2385 [ref. 34736]). Current status: Valid as Verilus atlanticus (Mochizuki & Sano 1984). Malakichthyidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.