caudalis, Mixonus Garman [S.] 1899:148, Pls. 36 (2), 39 (2), 74 (2) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Central America, 5°30'00"N, 86°45'00"W, Albatross station 3366, depth 1067 fathoms [plus other stations]. Syntypes: MCZ 28674-77 (?). •Valid as Bathyonus caudalis (Garman 1899) -- (Nielsen 1997:58 [ref. 23255], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:59 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Endo et al. 2000:43 [ref. 24516], Nakabo 2000:439 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:439 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:413 [ref. 28370], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:197 [ref. 28944], Nielsen et al. 2008:49 [ref. 29625], Nielsen & Møller 2008:26 [ref. 29803], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:189 [ref. 30957], Fricke et al. 2011:366 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Bathyonus caudalis (Garman 1899). Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Habitat: marine.