macrostomus, Apristurus Zhu [Y.-D.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Li [S.] in Meng, Zhu & Meng 1985:45 (English p. 49), Fig. 2 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 8136] Off Zhujiang, South China Sea, depth 913 meters. Holotype (unique): SCSFRI D 00807. •Valid as Apristurus macrostomus Zhu, Meng & Li 1985 -- (Compagno & Niem 1998:1285 [ref. 23787], Nakaya & Sato 1999:316 [ref. 23941], Nakaya & Séret 1999:307 [ref. 24247], Compagno 1999:478 [ref. 25589], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:579 [ref. 25122], Nakaya et al. 2008:68 [ref. 29711], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:131,153 [ref. 33037], White & Last 2013:243 [ref. 33042], Ebert et al. 2013:315 [ref. 33045] as Chu, Meng & Li, Weigmann 2016:32 [ref. 34211], White et al. 2017:38 [ref. 35594], White et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:26 [ref. 35922], Psomadakis et al. 2020:168 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Apristurus macrostomus Zhu, Meng & Li 1985. Pentanchidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar east to South China Sea. Habitat: marine.