elegans, Bathytroctes Sazonov [Yu. I.] & Ivanov [A. N.] 1979:1006, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 19 (no. 6) (art. 119); ref. 8668] Northern Indian Ocean, 8°26.4'S, 59°29'E, depth 1260-1300 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-14519. Paratypes: ZMMU P-14520-21 (1, 1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:33 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Bathytroctes elegans Sazonov & Ivanov 1979 -- (Sazonov 1999:737 [ref. 24845], Sazonov & Williams 2001:S32 [ref. 26712]). Current status: Valid as Bathytroctes elegans Sazonov & Ivanov 1979. Alepocephalidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.