polygonifera, Nematoprora Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:587, Fig. 234 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Bird Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4151, depth 313-800 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51589. Type catalog: Smith 1994:26 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848 -- (Smith & Nielsen 1989:454 [ref. 13290], Smith 1990:201 [ref. 13759], Mundy 2005:138 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848. Nemichthyidae. Habitat: marine.