richardsoni, Chauliodus Poey [F.] 1852:[176], Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Cuba. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. Poey specimens: NMW 59088 (1). As Astronethes richardsoni in text, but name dates from plate: Apr. 1852; text published Oct. 1852. •Valid as Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852) -- (Gibbs 1964:330 [ref. 6960], Gibbs 1990:304 [ref. 14899], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:457 [ref. 23897], Parin & Borodulina 1998:695 [ref. 24685], Parin & Borodulina 2000:S20 [ref. 26044], Harold 2003:895 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27076], Parin & Borodulina 2003:594 [ref. 27333], Afonso et al. 2016:27, 104 [ref. 36199] as cf. richardsoni, Harold 2016:1799 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:94 [ref. 38139], Sutton et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:173 [ref. 39448], Villarins et al. 2022:33 [ref. 39442], Page et al. 2023:86 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852). Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Atlantic: 60°N south to 30°S. Habitat: marine.