simus, Bathymyrus Smith [J. L. B.] 1965:8, Fig. 1B; Pl. 1 (C-E) [Occasional Papers of the Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 2; ref. 9255] Moderately deep water, Vietnam. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 418. •Valid as Bathymyrus simus Smith 1965 -- (Smith 1999:1686 [ref. 24661], Smith in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Zhang et al. 2010:190 [ref. 31511] as Bathymurus s., Ho et al. 2015:145 [ref. 34130], Jayakumar et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 38209], Kodeeswaran et al. 2022:560 [ref. 39563]). Current status: Valid as Bathymyrus simus Smith 1965. Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal (India); Vietnam and China. Habitat: marine.