azurlucens, Himantolophus Beebe [W.] & Crane [J.] 1947:155, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2); Figs. 3-4 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 31 (pt 4, no. 11); ref. 6539] 52 miles off Cape Mala, Panama, 7°00'N, 79°16'W, depth 500 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 46507 [ex NYZS 28641]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Valid as Himantolophus azurlucens Beebe & Crane 1947 -- (Bertelsen & Krefft 1988:72 [ref. 6615], Trunov 2001:560 [ref. 25619], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:201 [ref. 28944], Pietsch 2009:348 [ref. 30766], Stewart & Pietsch 2010:55 [ref. 31031], Kai et al. 2022:286 [ref. 39902]). Current status: Valid as Himantolophus azurlucens Beebe & Crane 1947. Himantolophidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan; eastern Pacific: Panama. Probably more widespread. Habitat: marine.
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