spinifer, Polyipnus Borodulina [O. D.] 1979:203 [6], Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 19 (no. 2) (art. 115); ref. 8735] Pacific, 35°41'N, 128°05'E, depth 499 meters. Holotype: ZIN 43996. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (9), ZIN 43995 (4). On p. 6 of English translation. •Valid as Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina 1979 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:47 [ref. 6441], Harold 1989:875 [ref. 13508], Harold 1994:522 [ref. 21941], Harold 1999:1902 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:316 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:297 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:316 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:405 [ref. 28370], Vourey et al. 2017:574 [ref. 35312]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus spinifer Borodulina 1979. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Western Pacific from Japanese Archipelago to South China Sea and Sulu Sea. Habitat: marine.