micripnus, Echiostoma Günther [A.] 1878:180 [13] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Off southern coast of Australia, Challenger station 159, depth 2150 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.225. On p. 13 of separate. See also Günther 1887:208, Pl. 53 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Opostomias micripnus (Günther 1878) -- (Yamamoto in Amaoka et al. 1983:85, 182 [ref. 8379], Gibbs 1986:242 [ref. 5655], Paxton et al. 1989:201 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:31 [ref. 14125] as macripnus, Paulin et al. 1989:101 [ref. 24556], Gomon et al. 1994:261 [ref. 22532], Meléndez 1999:140 [ref. 24261], Trunov 1999:462 [ref. 24579], Harold 1999:1913 [ref. 24741], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:450 [ref. 28995], Kenaley et al. 2008:251 [ref. 30630], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:518 [ref. 34248], Sutton et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Opostomias micripnus (Günther 1878). Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Southern circumhlobal: South Atlantic, southeastern Indian Ocean and Pacific. Habitat: marine.