caribbeaus, Eptatretus Fernholm [B.] 1982:435 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 32 (no. 2); ref. 8485] Caribbean Sea, 16°55'N, 81°12'W, Oregon station 1886, depth 500 meters. Holotype: MCZ 40409. Paratypes: UF 27892 (1), 27894-95 (1, 1); USNM 218405 [ex UP 523] (1). •Valid as Eptatretus caribbeaus Fernholm 1982 -- (Hensley 1985:866 [ref. 6783], Fernholm 1991:117 [ref. 20219], Fernholm 1998:34 [ref. 23976], Mincarone 2000:826 [ref. 25198], Mok et al. 2001:1026 [ref. 25820], Fernholm 2003:355 [ref. 26983], Mincarone & Stewart 2006:227 [ref. 28682], Fernholm & Mincarone 2010:1002 [ref. 30998], Knapp et al. 2011:404 [ref. 37507], Zintzen et al. 2015:371 [ref. 33803], Angulo & Del Moral-Flores 2016:101 [ref. 34472], Page et al. 2023:35 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:57 [ref. 41622], Mincarone et al. 2024:185 [ref. 41172]). Current status: Valid as Eptatretus caribbeaus Fernholm 1982. Myxinidae: Eptatretinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Quintana Roo (Mexico) south to Panama (western Caribbean Sea). IUCN (2011): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.