bowersii, Labichthys Garman [S.] 1899:323, Pl. 64 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off (Pacific) Panama, 6°10'N, 83°06'W, Albatross station 3361, depth 1471 fathoms. Lectotype: MCZ 50076 (in 4 pieces). Paralectotypes: MCZ 28432 (1), ?50072 (1), 50077 (2). •Valid as Avocettina bowersii (Garman 1899) -- (Smith & Nielsen 1989:448 [ref. 13290] as bowersi, Pequeño 1989:25 [ref. 14125] as bowersi, De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:239 [ref. 24545], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:126 [ref. 24555] as bowersi, Mecklenburg et al. 2002:125 [ref. 25968], Love et al. 2005:21 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:137 [ref. 28379], Fourriére et al. 2016:453 [ref. 34668], Cruz-Mena & Angulo 2016:1 [ref. 34749], Robertson et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35676], Love et al. 2021:37 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:57 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:135 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Avocettina bowersii (Garman 1899). Nemichthyidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: California (U.S.A.) south to central Chile; possibly south of the Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.