spherulifer, Eustomias Gibbs [R. H., Jr.], Clarke [T. A.] & Gomon [J. R.] 1983:112, Fig. 31 (e-f) [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 380; ref. 5269] Southwestern Atlantic, 30°01'S, 42°30'W, Walther Herwig station 26-III/68, depth 0-590 meters. Holotype: ISH 1428-1968. Paratypes: ISH 408-1966 (2), 1212-1968 (1), 1270-1968 (4), 1362-1968 (1), 1734-1971 (3); USNM 226786-87 (1, 1), 226789 (1). Additional material: ISH 1840-1971 (2), 1873-1971 (1). Type catalog: Krefft 1987:78-79 [ref. 20751]. •Valid as Eustomias spherulifer Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon 1983 -- (Gibbs & Barnett 1990:322 [ref. 14915], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27192], Harold 2016:1814 [ref. 34568], Brown et al. 2019:158 [ref. 36444], Sutton et al. 2020:109 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Eustomias spherulifer Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon 1983. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.