microcephalus, Neonesthes Norman [J. R.] 1930:307, Fig. 16 [Discovery Reports v. 2; ref. 3219] Southeastern Atlantic [off southern Angola], 15°55'00"S, 10°35'00"E, depth 600-700 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.1.12.475-476 (smaller specimen). •Valid as Neonesthes microcephalus Norman 1930 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:196 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:100 [ref. 24556], Gibbs 1990:307 [ref. 14899], Harold 1999:1906 [ref. 24741], Mundy 2005:177 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:439 [ref. 28995], Stewart & Kenaley 2015:485 [ref. 34250], Harold 2016:1800 [ref. 34568], Sutton et al. 2020:121 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:174 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Neonesthes microcephalus Norman 1930. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Circumglobal; absent in North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.