crocodilus, Gasteropelecus Risso [A.] 1810:357 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Serpe not Latinized, original genus as above. Scopelus crocodilus Valenciennes as treated by Bertin & Estève 1950:11 [ref. 19576] is not available. •Valid as Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso 1810) -- (Krefft & Bekker 1973:186 [ref. 7181], Paxton 1979:13 [ref. 6440], Hulley in Whitehead et al. 1984:461 [ref. 13675], Scott & Scott 1988:221 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:106 [ref. 14674], Hulley 1990:438 [ref. 15273], Stefanescu et al. 1994:321 [ref. 22328], Golani 1994:37 [ref. 23162], Arruda 1997:47 [ref. 24952], Porteiro et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24203], Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:45 [ref. 25753], Craddock, Hartel & Flescher in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:202 [ref. 26158], Hartel & Craddock 2003:950 [ref. 27005], Moore et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:89 [ref. 27807], Fricke et al. 2007:60 [ref. 29533], Møller et al. 2010:34 [ref. 31169]). Current status: Valid as Lampanyctus crocodilus (Risso 1810). Myctophidae. Distribution: North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: marine.