aphos, Pseudoscopelus Prokofiev [A. M.] & Kukuev [E. I.] 2005:763 [English 725], Fig. 6 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6); ref. 28534] Nowthwestern Atlantic, vicinity of Angular Rise, 34°N, 50°W, depth 940-1200 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 16468. •Valid as Pseudoscopelus aphos Prokofiev & Kukuev 2005 -- (Prokofiev & Kukuev 2006:179 [ref. 28617], Melo et al. 2007:34 [ref. 29307], Spitz et al. 2007:335 [ref. 29400] with placement uncertain, Prokofiev & Kukuev 2008:46 [ref. 29599], Hartel et al. 2008:330 [ref. 29890], Melo 2010:49 [ref. 31058], Prokofiev 2011:710 [ref. 31701], Page et al. 2023:116 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoscopelus aphos Prokofiev & Kukuev 2005. Chiasmodontidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.