leucospilus, Photonectes Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1930:121, Fig. 115a [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 3681] North Atlantic. Syntypes: BMNH 1929.7.6.173 (1); ZMUC P202063 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:23 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas 1930 -- (Gibbs & Barnett 1990:334 [ref. 14915], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:536 [ref. 23897], Harold 2003:912 [ref. 27001], Klepadlo 2011:202 [ref. 31414] in subgenus Melanonectes, Harold 2016:1815 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:103 [ref. 37250], Prokofiev 2019:450 [ref. 36966], Sutton et al. 2020:123 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:178 [ref. 39448] possible, Page et al. 2023:89 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas 1930. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.