internatus, Apristurus Deng [S.-M.], Xiong [G.-Q.] & Zhan [H.-X.] 1988:32 [33], Fig. 28 [The deep water fishes of the east China Sea; ref. 23956] East China Sea, depth 200-1000 meters. Holotype: East China Sea Fisheries Inst. SH80D-0316. Paratypes: East China Sea Fisheries Inst. E-1226 (1). •Valid as Apristurus internatus Deng, Xiong & Zhan 1988 -- (Nakaya & Sato 1999:316 [ref. 23941], Nakaya & Séret 1999:307 [ref. 24247], Nakaya et al. 2008:68 [ref. 29711] as possibly a synonym of A. gibbosus, Weigmann 2016:31 [ref. 34211] as possibly a synonym of A. gibbosus). Current status: Valid as Apristurus internatus Deng, Xiong & Zhan 1988. Pentanchidae. Distribution: East China Sea. Habitat: marine.