macrolepis, Bathytroctes Günther [A.] 1887:225, Pl. 57 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] 2°55'N, 124°53'E, north of Sulawesi, Challenger station 198, depth 2150 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.232. •Valid as Bathytroctes macrolepis Günther 1887 -- (Sazonov 1999:742 [ref. 24845], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S32 [ref. 26712], Carter & Hartel 2003:878 [ref. 27000], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Williams & Stewart 2015:364 [ref. 34243], Hartel & Orrell 2016:1769 [ref. 34565], Vieira et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 34869], Carneiro et al. 2019:76 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:130 [ref. 39448] possible, Love et al. 2021:49 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:154 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Bathytroctes macrolepis Günther 1887. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific; Atlantic, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; southwestern Indian Ocean. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.