springeri, Paramyxine Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.] 1952:5, Figs. 1-6 [Breviora No. 8; ref. 12766] Gulf of Mexico, 27°44'N, 85°09'W, Oregon station 489, depth 254 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 161512. Paratypes (listed as additional material): (2) MCZ 37399 (1). •Valid as Paramyxine springeri Bigelow & Schroeder 1952 -- (Wisner 1999:312 [ref. 24160], Mok et al. 2001:1026 [ref. 25820], Knapp et al. 2011:405 [ref. 37507]). •Valid as Eptatretus springeri (Bigelow & Schroeder 1952) -- (Fernholm & Hubbs 1981:74 [ref. 8605], Hensley 1985:866 [ref. 6783], Fernholm 1991:117 [ref. 20219], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:33 [ref. 23897], Fernholm 1998:34 [ref. 23976], Mok 1999:61 [ref. 24095], Mincarone 2000:815 [ref. 25198], Fernholm 2003:355 [ref. 26983], Angulo & Del Moral-Flores 2016:108 [ref. 34472], Castillo Domínguez et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40663], Page et al. 2023:35 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:57 [ref. 41622], Mincarone et al. 2024:185 [ref. 41172]). Current status: Valid as Eptatretus springeri (Bigelow & Schroeder 1952). Myxinidae: Eptatretinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.), Bahamas, and Cuba south to Costa Rica, including Gulf of Mexico (Mexico, U.S.A., Cuba) and western Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2009): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.