frontimaculatus, Etmopterus Pietschmann [V.] 1907:395 [2] [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 44 (no. 20); ref. 18554] Sagami Sea, Japan. Syntypes: NMW 61473 and 78526 (8, now 5). On p. 2 of separate. Genus misspelled as Etmopterns in the description heading; correctly spelled as Etmopterus elsewhere in text. Later illustrated and described in more detail in Pietschmann 1908:654, Figs. 1-2, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [ref. 14332]. •Synonym of Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa 1993 -- (Castro 2011:98 [ref. 31457]). •Synonym of Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe 1839) -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:43 [ref. 7165], Compagno 1984:82 [ref. 6474], Dolganov 1986:152 [ref. 8094], Shirai & Tachikawa 1993:485 [ref. 20599], Knuckey et al. 2011:62 [ref. 31280]). Current status: Synonym of Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe 1839). Etmopteridae. Habitat: marine.