spatulifer, Astronesthes Gibbs [R. H., Jr.] & McKinney [J. F.] 1988:8, Fig. 4 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 460; ref. 6628] South Pacific, 37°25'S, 130°04'W, depth 0-110 meters. Holotype: LACM 11289. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (1); LACM 11258 (1), 11274 (3), 11279 (1), 11284 (1), 11292 (1), 11294 (1), 11300 (6), 11307 (1); USNM 270303 (4). Combined with a feminine genus, the adjective should be spatulifera. •Valid as Astronesthes spatulifera Gibbs & McKinney 1988 -- (Savinykh & Balanov 1999:422 [ref. 24871] as spatulifer, Parin & Borodulina 2003:595 [ref. 27333] as spatulifer). Current status: Valid as Astronesthes spatulifera Gibbs & McKinney 1988. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: South Pacific. Habitat: marine.