ater, Dactylostomias Brauer [A.] 1902:286 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 25 (no. 668); ref. 631] Near the west coast of South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Valdivia station 85, 26°49'S, 5°54'E, depth 1000 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMB 17449. •Valid as Bathophilus ater (Brauer 1902) -- (Pequeño 1989:31 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:102 [ref. 24556], Gomon et al. 1994:257 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:444 [ref. 28995], Kenaley et al. 2008:247 [ref. 30630], Kenaley & Stewart 2015:500 [ref. 34248], Harold 2016:1813 [ref. 34568], Nión et al. 2016:36 [ref. 35565], Sutton et al. 2020:95 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Bathophilus ater (Brauer 1902). Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal. Habitat: marine.