niger, Scymnodon Chu [Y.-T.] & Meng [Q.-W.] in Chu, Meng, Hu & Li 1982:303 [English p. 310], Fig. 3 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 13 (no. 4); ref. 8492] South China Sea, 19°27.6'N, 114°19.3'E, depth 964 meters. Holotype: SCSFRI S 07561. Paratypes: Shanghai Fish. Inst. D 0660 (1), N 0296 (1), S 03030 (1). •Questionably a synonym of Scymnodon squamulosus (Günther 1877) -- (Compagno 1984:101 [ref. 6474]). •Synonym of Zameus squamulosus (Günther 1877) -- (White & Last 2013:235 [ref. 33042] dating to Bonnaterre 1788, Akhilesh et al. 2013:127 [ref. 33120], Weigmann 2016:65 [ref. 34211], Kemper & Ebert 2022:441 [ref. 39661]). Current status: Synonym of Zameus squamulosus (Günther 1877). Somniosidae. Habitat: marine.