acanutus, Apristurus Zhu [Y.-D.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Li [S.] in Meng, Zhu & Li 1985:46 (English p. 49), Fig. 3 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 8136] Off Zhujiang, South China Sea, depth 594 meters. Holotype: SCSFRI D 0172. Paratypes: SFCFRI D 0161 (1). •Valid as Apristurus acanutus Zhu, Meng & Li 1985 -- (Compagno & Niem 1998:1285 [ref. 23787], Nakaya & Sato 1999:316 [ref. 23941], Nakaya & Séret 1999:307 [ref. 24247], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:579 [ref. 25122], Compagno 1999:478 [ref. 25589]). •Synonym of Apristurus platyrhynchus (Tanaka 1909) -- (Nakaya & Sato 2000:224 [ref. 24800], Kawauchi et al. 2008:76 [ref. 29712], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:162 [ref. 33037], White & Last 2013:241 [ref. 33042], Kawauchi et al. 2014:12 [ref. 33554], Weigmann 2016:33 [ref. 34211] with first author as Chu). Current status: Synonym of Apristurus platyrhynchus (Tanaka 1909). Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.