bleekeri, Bathycongrus (Bathycongrus) Fowler [H. W.] 1934:272 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Utara Pt., Bongo Island, southern Mindanao, Philippines, Albatross station 5257, 7°22'12"N, 124°12'15"E, depth 28 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 92353. Type catalog: Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917] --station published as 5557, but 5257 regarded as correct (with some doubt). •Status uncertain -- (Smith 1994:5 [ref. 21917]). •Valid as Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler 1934 -- (Castle & Smith 1999:993 [ref. 25141], Karmovskaya & Smith 2008:30 [ref. 29972], Karmovskaya 2009:150 [ref. 30139], Karmovskaya 2011:417 [ref. 31456], Smith & Ho 2018:126 [ref. 36042], Ho et al. 2018:10 [ref. 36050], Vo et al. 2019:177 [ref. 37922]). Current status: Valid as Bathycongrus bleekeri Fowler 1934. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Vietnam east to Philippines, north to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.