indopacificus, Astronesthes Parin [N. V.] & Borodulina [O. D.] 1997:781, Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 37 (no. 6); ref. 23751] North Pacific, 0°18'N, 150°12'W, depth 375 meters. Holotype: USNM 256917. Paratypes: AMS I.28740.023 (1), I.28741.019 (1), I.91139 (1); BMNH 1984.1.1.20 (2); USNM 203634 (1), 256917 (1), 256923 (1); ZIN 51285-86 (1, 1); ZMMU P-20220-35 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:46-47 [ref. 25714]. The gender of Astronesthes is feminine, and indopacificus an adjective; therefore ending indopacifica is correct. •Valid as Astronesthes indopacificus Parin & Borodulina 1997 -- (Parin & Borodulina 2003:595 [ref. 27333], Mundy 2005:175 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:436 [ref. 28995], Stewart & Kenaley 2015:477 [ref. 34250]). •Valid as Astronesthes indopacifica Parin & Borodulina 1997 -- (Nakabo 2000:329 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:329 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:406 [ref. 28370], Liao et al. 2006:520 [ref. 29419]). Current status: Valid as Astronesthes indopacifica Parin & Borodulina 1997. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.