stellatus, Pseudoscopelus Beebe [W.] 1932:75, Fig. 18 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 16099] 8 miles southeast of Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, depth 300 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 170941 [ex NYZS 21155]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 66494 [ex NYZS 21321] (1), 66496 [ex NYZS 21456] (1), 66497 [ex NYZS 21404] (2). Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Uncertain status in Pseudoscopelus -- (Melo et al. 2007:34 [ref. 29307]). •Synonym of Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken 1892 -- (Melo 2010:14, 19 [ref. 31058]). •Valid as Pseudoscopelus stellatus Beebe 1932 -- (Prokofiev & Kukuev 2005:749 [ref. 28534], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2006:178 [ref. 28617], Spitz et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29400], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2007:122 [ref. 29559], Prokofiev 2014:651 [ref. 34633]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoscopelus stellatus Beebe 1932. Chiasmodontidae. Distribution: North Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.