bathytopos, Gnathophis Smith [D. G.] & Kanazawa [R. H.] 1977:535, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 4036] Northwest of Dry Tortugas, Florida, U.S.A., 25°13'N, 84°15'W, Silver Bay station 1200, depth 100 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 190597. Paratypes: ANSP 127791 (1); UF 217085 [ex UMML 17085] (1), 222591 [ex UMML 22591] (1, c&s), 230226 [ex UMML 30226] (1); USNM 197113 (2), 213557-58 (1, 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:64 [ref. 13621], Smith 1994:7 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Gnathophis bathytopos Smith & Kanazawa 1977 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:59 [ref. 23100], Smith 1989:522 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:38 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:302 [ref. 23897], Smith 2003:750 [ref. 26989], Nelson et al. 2004:64 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:64 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:132 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gnathophis bathytopos Smith & Kanazawa 1977. Congridae: Congrinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Georgia south to Florida (U.S.A.), including southern and eastern Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.