acus, Aphanopus Maul [G. E.] 1948:47, Fig. 18 [Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal No. 3 (art. 6); ref. 2916] Off Madeira, eastern Atlantic (stomach content). Holotype (unique): MMF. •Synonym of Aphanopus carbo Lowe 1839 -- (Parin & Bekker 1973:463 [ref. 7206], Parin in Whitehead et al. 1986:977 [ref. 13676], Nakamura & Parin 1993:65 [ref. 21769], Biscoito et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31349]). Current status: Synonym of Aphanopus carbo Lowe 1839. Trichiuridae: Aphanopodinae. Habitat: marine.