elegans, Epigonus Parin [N. V.] & Abramov [A. A.] 1986:177, Fig. 2 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova = Transactions of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology v. 121; ref. 6006] Nazca Ridge, 21°25'S, 81°37'W, eastern Pacific, depth 25 meters. Holotype: ZIN 47332. Paratypes: IOM (3), USNM 276946 (2), ZIN 47651 (17), ZMMU P-16677 (29). Plus additional material. Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:81 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Epigonus elegans Parin & Abramov 1986 -- (Abramov 1992:23 [ref. 21251], Okamoto 2011:107 [ref. 31268], Okamoto & Fukui 2011:390 [ref. 31623], Okamoto et al. 2011:89 [ref. 31686], Okamoto 2012:250 [ref. 32096], Okamoto & Aungtonya 2013:51 [ref. 33347], Okamoto 2015:125 [ref. 34091], Fricke 2017:119 [ref. 35535]). Current status: Valid as Epigonus elegans Parin & Abramov 1986. Epigonidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Nazca Ridge. Habitat: marine.