pallidus, Neobythites Nielsen [J. G.] 1997:68, Fig. 15a, b [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 174; ref. 23255] New Caledonia, 18°49.4'S, 163°18.8'E, depth 590 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1994-0745. MNHN 1994-0746 to 0749 (1, 2, 1, 10), ZMUC-P.771157-58 (1, 1). •Valid as Neobythites pallidus Nielsen 1997 -- (Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1981 [ref. 24753], Nielsen 2002:69 [ref. 26394], Hoese et al. 2006:563 [ref. 29051], Gomon 2008:352 [ref. 30616], Fricke et al. 2011:366 [ref. 31242], Psomadakis et al. 2020:325 [ref. 37272] as aff. pallidus). Current status: Valid as Neobythites pallidus Nielsen 1997. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: eastern Australia to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji. Habitat: marine.