superciliosus, Alopecias Lowe [R. T.] 1841:39 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (v. 8, No. 89); ref. 2830] Madeira, Northeastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. No parenentheses are used in the combination Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841 as Alopecias is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841 -- (Springer 1973:17 [ref. 7162], Gruber & Compagno 1981:619 [ref. 21249], Nakaya in Okamura et al. 1982:41, 308 [ref. 8256], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:27 [ref. 9277], Quéro in Whitehead et al. 1984:91 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:231 [ref. 6474], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:7 [ref. 6441], Bass 1986:102 [ref. 5635], Robins & Ray 1986:19 [ref. 23100], Paxton et al. 1989:69 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:34 [ref. 24556], Springer 1990:85 [ref. 19319], Cervigón 1992:168 [ref. 23827], Bussing & López S. 1994:18 [ref. 23101], Last & Stevens 1994:156 [ref. 23873], Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:660 [ref. 22829], Eitner 1995:562 [ref. 22404], Randall 1995:23 [ref. 22896], Golani 1996:20 [ref. 22271], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:62 [ref. 24023], Santos et al. 1997:118 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:16 [ref. 24952], Compagno 1998:1272 [ref. 23785], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:50 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:45 [ref. 24221], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:43 [ref. 24555], Morón et al. 1999:145 [ref. 24253], Cervigón & Alcalá 1999:34 [ref. 24490], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:119 [ref. 25013], Compagno 1999:477 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:126 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:578 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:13 [ref. 25847], Compagno 2001:83 [ref. 26323], Soto 2001:65, 87 [ref. 26637], Nakabo 2002:126 [ref. 26001], Compagno 2003:429 [ref. 26984], Gadig & Gomes in Menezes et al. 2003:25 [ref. 27192], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S91 [ref. 27377], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:80 [ref. 27705], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:19 [ref. 27735], Nelson et al. 2004:51 [ref. 27807], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:73 [ref. 28072], Mundy 2005:96 [ref. 28379], Compagno et al. 2005:17 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:73 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2007:12 [ref. 29533], White 2008:38 [ref. 30617], Fricke et al. 2009:8 [ref. 30213], White 2008:38 [ref. 30617], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:187 [ref. 30957], Fricke et al. 2011:345 [ref. 31242], Ho & Shao 2011:17 [ref. 31432], Castro 2011:236 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Valid as Alopias superciliosus Lowe 1841. Alopiidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea and Hawaiian Islands). Habitat: marine.