selenops, Ariosoma Reid [E. D.] 1934:4, Fig. 1 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 91 (no. 15); ref. 16454] North of Tabago Island, Virgin Islands, 18°40'30"N, 64°50'00"W to 18°45'40"N, 64°48'00"W, Caroline station 101, depth 190-300 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93310. Paratypes: USNM 93311-12 (1, 1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Ariosoma selenops Reid 1934 -- (Smith 1989:499 [ref. 13285], Smith 1989:730 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:37 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:302 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:295 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:149 [ref. 27754], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:36 [ref. 27192], Smith 2003:749 [ref. 26989], Klautau et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37903], Carvalho-Filho 2023:55 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:131 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Ariosoma selenops Reid 1934. Congridae: Bathymyrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Quintana Roo (Mexico) and Colombia south to Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.