asper, Polyipnus Harold [A. S.] 1994:504, Fig. 42 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 54 (no. 2); ref. 21941] Off western coast of Malay Peninsula, Andaman Sea, 10°39'N, 46°35'E, depth 0-384 meters. Holotype: USNM 273282. Paratypes: USNM 304746 (30). •Valid as Polyipnus asper Harold 1994 -- (Harold 1999:1902 [ref. 24741], Vourey et al. 2017:574 [ref. 35312]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus asper Harold 1994. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Habitat: marine.