bifilis, Eustomias Gibbs [R. H., Jr.] 1960:202, Fig. 1 (right) [Copeia 1960 (no. 3); ref. 11914] Eastern Pacific, west of Baja California, Mexico, 24°35.5'N, 121°17'W to 24°42'N, 121°17'W, depth 0-103 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SIO 54-96. •Valid as Eustomias bifilis Gibbs 1960 -- (Parin & Pokhil'skaya 1974:324 [ref. 7527], Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:83, 329 [ref. 8256], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:53 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:199 [ref. 12442], Harold 1999:1913 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:342 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:342 [ref. 26001], Mundy 2005:181 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:446 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:357 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:25 [ref. 33932], Schnell & Johnson 2017:4 [ref. 35193], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:69 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Eustomias bifilis Gibbs 1960. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Arabian Sea east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.