nigrescens, Physiculus Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:105, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1924); ref. 3578] Verde Island Passage, 13°40'09"N, 120°57'45"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5296, depth 210 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 72923. First author is H. M. Smith. •Valid as Physiculus nigrescens Smith & Radcliffe 1912 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:301 [ref. 12442], Paulin 1989:118 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:370 [ref. 18936], Shcherbachev 1993:158 [ref. 21210], Iwamoto 1999:1996 [ref. 24761] as nigrescens, Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847] as cf. nigrescens, Paxton et al. 2006:615 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:51 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Physiculus nigrescens Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Moridae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.