annectens, Neoscombrops Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1922:68, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 2 (art. 3); ref. 1648] Off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, depth 62-260 meters. Syntypes: (20 stations) ? SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 10936 (5). A neotype was designated as SAM 16749 by Mochizuki 1979 (see Yamanoue & Matsuura 2003:290 [ref. 27216] who disagreed that syntypes were available; with 20 original stations representing type specimens, the neotype designation is almost certainly premature). •Valid as Neoscombrops annectens Gilchrist 1922 -- (Mochizuki & Sano 1984:337 [ref. 5188], Heemstra 1986:562 [ref. 5660]). •Synonym of Neoscombrops cynodon (Regan 1921) -- (Yamanoue & Matsuura 2003:288 [ref. 27216], Heemstra 2022:161 [ref. 39747]). •Synonym of Verilus cynodon (Regan 1921) -- (Yamanoue 2016:2386 [ref. 34736]). Current status: Synonym of Verilus cynodon (Regan 1921). Malakichthyidae. Habitat: marine.