mento, Trachichthys Garman [S.] 1899:58, Pl. 11 (figs. 3-8) [not 2-7] [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] South of Gulf of Panama, vicinity of 7°N, 78°-79°W, Albatross station 3384, 3394, 3396, depth 259-458 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28762-64 (12, 19, 12), 28776 (1); USNM 153597 [ex MCZ 28762] (3). •Valid as Trachichthys mento Garman 1899 -- (Pequeño 1989:53 [ref. 14125]). •Valid as Hoplostethus mento (Garman 1899) -- (Kotlyar 1986:136 [ref. 6004], Kotlyar 1996:171 [ref. 23292], Moore & Dodd 2010:138 [ref. 30876], Robertson et al. 2017:75 [ref. 35676]). Current status: Valid as Hoplostethus mento (Garman 1899). Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Chile. Habitat: marine.