meadi, Ipnops Nielsen [J. G.] 1966:57, Fig. 5 [Galathea Report v. 8; ref. 9049] Off Kenya, 3°23'S, 44°04'E, depth 3960 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P23352. Paratypes: MCZ 44879 [ex ZMUC] (1), ZMUC P23353-56 (4). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:42 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Ipnops meadi Nielsen 1966 -- (Paxton & Niem 1999:1924 [ref. 24746], Mundy 2005:196 [ref. 28379], Thiel et al. 2022:8 [ref. 40478], Fricke et al. 2024:219 [ref. 41622], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2025:suppl. Tab. 1, p. 13 [ref. 42574]). Current status: Valid as Ipnops meadi Nielsen 1966. Ipnopidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Ecuador. IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.