pycnolepis, Etmopterus Kotlyar [A. N.] 1990:135, Figs. 6-7 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 125; ref. 20221] 25°40'S, 85°27'W, southeastern Pacific, depth 350 meters. Holotype: ZIN 49226. Paratypes: ZMH 24995 [ex ISH 4-1989] (1); ZIN 49227 (2); ZMMU P-17992 (1), P-17993 (1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:12 [ref. 25714], Thiel et al. 2009:15 [ref. 30918]. •Valid as Etmopterus pycnolepis Kotlyar 1990 -- (Compagno 1999:473 [ref. 25589], Last et al. 2002:203 [ref. 26556], Weigmann 2016:61 [ref. 34211], Ebert et al. 2016:10 [ref. 34753], Ebert et al. 2017:380 [ref. 35167], Ebert & Van Hees 2018:207 [ref. 36261], Ebert et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38362], Agne et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39377]). Current status: Valid as Etmopterus pycnolepis Kotlyar 1990. Etmopteridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Nazca and Sala y Gomez submarine ridges. Habitat: marine.