similis, Eustomias Parin [N. V.] 1978:158, fig'd [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 111; ref. 8898] Coral Sea, southwestern Pacific, 16°15.5'S, 153°50'E, depth 1000-0 meters. Holotype: ZIN 43785. •Valid as Eustomias similis Parin 1978 -- (Clarke 2001:687 [ref. 25448], Mundy 2005:186 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Eustomias similis Parin 1978. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Western and central Pacific: Coral Sea, Minami Tori Shima, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.