argyrophanus, Paratrachichthys Woods [L. P.] 1961:525, Figs. 99-100 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 39 (no. 45); ref. 17841] Off Amazon River mouth, Oregon station 2080, 2°04'N, 47°00'W, depth 125 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 40521. Paratypes: FMNH 65600 (1, 1 c&s), 65601-02 (2, 1); MCZ 40513 (18), 40685 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:64 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Paratrachichthys argyrophanus Woods 1961 -- (Kotlyar 1996:192 [ref. 23292], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:69 [ref. 27192]). •Valid as Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus (Woods 1961) -- (Moore 2003:1187 [ref. 27002], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Pimentel et al. 2020:6 [ref. 38051], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Matsunuma et al. 2023:[15] [ref. 40199]). Current status: Valid as Aulotrachichthys argyrophanus (Woods 1961). Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: offshore continental shelf north of Amazon River mouth; Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Brazil). Young specimens have been taken to the east from continental shelf at 500-1000 miles. Habitat: marine.