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Species in the family or subfamily Bathygadidae: [ 30 ] records

antrodes, Melanobranchus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:606, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 2526] Sagami Bay, Japan, depth 501-749 fathoms [916-1370 meters]. Holotype: USNM 50932. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8564 (6), USNM 51442 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:59 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:551 [ref. 31656] •Valid as Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks 1904) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:93 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:197, 356 [ref. 8057], Howes & Crimmen 1990:191 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Sazonov 1994:150 [ref. 22658], Shinohara et al. 1996:168 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:418 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:304 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:418 [ref. 26001], Chiou et al. 2004:39 [ref. 27691], Shinohara et al. 2005:416 [ref. 28370], Bañón et al. 2013:553 [ref. 33016], Iwamoto & Okamoto 2015:377 [ref. 33958], Iwamoto et al. 2015:37 [ref. 35408] with authors as Jordan & Gilbert). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks 1904). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Japan, Okinawa and Emperor Seamounts chain. Habitat: marine.

aoteanus, Gadomus McCann [C.] & McKnight [D. G.] 1980:21, Figs. 3-4 [New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 61; ref. 2922] New Zealand, 32°11'S, 168°18'E, depth 1171-1159 meters. Holotype: NZOI 189. Paratypes: NZOI P262-263 (1, 1). •Valid as Gadomus aoteanus McCann & McKnight 1980 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:124 [ref. 24556], Howes & Crimmen 1990:195 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Bray et al. 2006:594 [ref. 29065], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:831 [ref. 34263]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus aoteanus McCann & McKnight 1980. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Australia and New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.

arcuatus, Bathygadus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1886:158 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 12 (no. 5); ref. 1844] Off Martinique Island, West Indies, Blake station 205, depth 334 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 28007. Paratypes: (1) ?USNM. •Valid as Gadomus arcuatus (Goode & Bean 1886) -- (Marshall 1973:289 [ref. 7194], Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:210 [ref. 14275], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:647 [ref. 13676], Geistdoerfer 1990:544 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:193 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:769 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Melo et al. 2010:31 [ref. 30775], Bañón et al. 2013:559 [ref. 33016], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:89 [ref. 37485] as cf. arcuatus, Iwamoto 2016:1963 [ref. 34585], Carneiro et al. 2019:135 [ref. 37250], Klautau et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37903], Robertson et al. 2020:158 [ref. 38098], Fermon et al. 2022:198 [ref. 39448] with question, Robertson et al. 2022:86 [ref. 39353]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus arcuatus (Goode & Bean 1886). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

bowersi, Gadomus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:659, Fig. 257 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Near Bird Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4151, depth 313-800 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51658. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8651 (2), USNM 51695 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:57 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Bathygadus bowersi (Gilbert 1905) -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:192 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Mundy 2005:248 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus bowersi (Gilbert 1905). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

capensis, Bathygadus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & von Bonde [C.] 1924:13, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa v. 3 (no. 7) (1922); ref. 1649] Off Table Bay, 33°30'S, 17°12'E, South Africa, southeastern Atlantic, Pickle station 540, depth 418 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 36. Type information: Winterbottom 1974:3 [ref. 19544]. •Valid as Gadomus capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924) -- (Iwamoto 1986:335 [ref. 5674], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], Howes & Crimmen 1990:194 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Pakhorukov 2001:378 [ref. 25409], Iwamoto et al. 2004:192 [ref. 27643], Melo et al. 2010:31 [ref. 30775], Bañón et al. 2013:554 [ref. 33016]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, western Atlantic and western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

colletti, Gadomus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Starks 1904:603, Fig. [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 2526] Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 207-250 fathoms [379-457 meters]. Holotype (unique): USNM 50930. See Iwamoto & Williams 1999:117 [ref. 23875]. •Valid as Gadomus colletti Jordan & Gilbert 1904 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:141, 345 [ref. 8256], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:93 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:195, 356 [ref. 8057], Howes & Crimmen 1990:199 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:417 [ref. 25086], Iwamoto & Graham 2001:425 [ref. 25637] as cf. colletti, Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847] as cf. colletti, Shinohara et al. 2001:305 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:417 [ref. 26001], Chiou et al. 2004:43 [ref. 27691], Shinohara et al. 2005:417 [ref. 28370], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:832 [ref. 34263] as cf. colletti, Iwamoto et al. 2015:41 [ref. 35408], Misawa et al. 2020:274 [ref. 38138]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus colletti Jordan & Gilbert 1904. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to Japan. Australia and New Zealand region (cf. colletti). Habitat: marine.

cottoides, Bathygadus Günther [A.] 1878:23 [7] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Deep sea between New Zealand and Kermadec Islands, Challenger station 169-171, depth 520-700 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.12.7.139 (1), 1887.12.7.144-145 (2), 1887.12.7.140-143 (4, now 3); MNHN 1890-0130 (1); NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (1, poor condition), ZIN 11738 (1). Type catalog: Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:95 [ref. 20752], Bailly et al. 1999:223 [ref. 24244], Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:151 [ref. 33662]. On p. 7 of separate. See also Günther 1887:154, Pl. 42 (fig. A) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Bathygadus cottoides Günther 1878 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:324 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:124 [ref. 24556], Shcherbachev et al. 1989:165 [ref. 36134], Howes & Crimmen 1990:189 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Okamura in Amaoka et al. 1990:181 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:344 [ref. 22532], Iwamoto & Merrett 1997:479 [ref. 23710], see Iwamoto & Williams 1999:116 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:739 [ref. 25037], Pakhorukov 2001:378 [ref. 25409], Iwamoto & Graham 2001:421 [ref. 25637], Iwamoto et al. 2004:192 [ref. 27643], Bray et al. 2006:583 [ref. 29065], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:318 [ref. 30636], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:110 [ref. 36167], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:829 [ref. 34263], Williams et al. 2018:99 [ref. 36359]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus cottoides Günther 1878. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic to southwestern Pacific, Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.

denticulatus, Gadomus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:393, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 1 (pt 7); ref. 1638] Philippines, off northern Mindanao, Albatross station 5505, depth 220 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 78207. Paratypes: USNM 78207 (2), 148977-83 (1 each), 148984-85 (2, 2). •Valid as Gadomus denticulatus Gilbert & Hubbs 1920 -- (Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:141 [ref. 8256], Howes & Crimmen 1990:197 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus denticulatus Gilbert & Hubbs 1920. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

dispar, Hymenocephalus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:221, Pl. 24 (fig. 1) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Off Morocco, 33°43'N, 9°02'W, station 20, depth 1105 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1986-0551. Type information: Bauchot et al. 1972:662 [ref. 11384], Bailly et al. 1999:227 [ref. 24244]. •Valid as Gadomus dispar (Vaillant 1888) -- (Marshall 1973:289 [ref. 7194], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:647 [ref. 13676], Howes & Crimmen 1990:193 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Marques & Saldanha 1998:287 [ref. 23580], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:770 [ref. 23897], Bailly et al. 1999:227 [ref. 24244], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Moore et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27076], Bañón et al. 2013:556 [ref. 33016], Bañón et al. 2016:314 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto 2016:1961 [ref. 34585], Carneiro et al. 2019:135 [ref. 37250], Robertson et al. 2020:158 [ref. 38098], Bañón & Maño 2021:58 [ref. 38883]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus dispar (Vaillant 1888). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

dubiosus, Bathygadus Weber [M.] 1913:173, 672, Pl. 5 (fig. 5) [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Arafura Sea, 3°37.7'S, 131°26.4'E, Siboga station 170, depth 924 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMA 114896. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:66 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Bathygadus cottoides Günther 1878 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:189 [ref. 15692]). •Valid as Bathygadus dubiosus Weber 1913 -- (Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:318 [ref. 30636]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus dubiosus Weber 1913. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

entomelas, Bathygadus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:386, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 1 (pt 7); ref. 1638] Molucca Passage, East Indies, Albatross station 5619, depth 435 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 78211. •Valid as Bathygadus entomelas Gilbert & Hubbs 1920 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:190 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus entomelas Gilbert & Hubbs 1920. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

favosus, Bathygadus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1886:160 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 12 (no. 5); ref. 1844] Off Martinique Island, West Indies, Blake station 200 [not 80], depth 472 fathoms. Holotype: MCZ 27974. Paratypes: ?MCZ 27975 (1); USNM 74342 (2), 34909 (1), 34910 (now 1), 34911 (1), 34918 (1), 34920 (1, lost), 44620 (1), 74342 (2). •Valid as Bathygadus favosus Goode & Bean 1886 -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:645 [ref. 13676], Iwamoto 1986:331 [ref. 5674], Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:188 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Cervigón 1996:145 [ref. 24489], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:766 [ref. 23897], Pakhorukov 1999:657 [ref. 24883], Pakhorukov 2001:378 [ref. 25409], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Moore et al. 2003:208 [ref. 27076], Iwamoto et al. 2004:192 [ref. 27643], Bañón et al. 2013:553 [ref. 33016], Iwamoto 2016:1961 [ref. 34585], Carneiro et al. 2019:131 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus favosus Goode & Bean 1886. Bathygadidae. Distribution: North Atlantic; southeastern Atlantic to South Africa. Habitat: marine.

filamentosa, Regania Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:107, Pl. 22 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1924); ref. 3578] Near Sipadan Island, 4°10'35"N, 118°37'12"E, Borneo, Albatross station 5587, depth 415 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 72924. Paratypes: (2) CAS-SU 25250 (2), ?USNM 148990 (1). First author is H. M. Smith. •Synonym of Bathygadus cottoides Günther 1878 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:189 [ref. 15692]). •Valid as Bathygadus filamentosus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912) -- (Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936]). •Valid as Gadomus filamentosus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912) -- (Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus filamentosus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fumosus, Bathygadus Barnard [K. H.] 1925:500 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 15 (no. 86) (art. 56); ref. 12730] Off Cape Point, South Africa, depth 480-810 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1927.12.6.14 [ex SAM] (1); SAM 12441 (2) 12444 (2), 12409 (3), 12513 (1). •Synonym of Gadomus capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924) -- (Iwamoto 1986:336 [ref. 5674], Howes & Crimmen 1990:194 [ref. 15692]). Current status: Synonym of Gadomus capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde 1924). Bathygadidae. Habitat: marine.

furvescens, Bathygadus Alcock [A. W.] 1894:128 [14] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 63 (pt 2); ref. 90] Off Maldives, Indian Ocean, 7°05'45"N, 75°04'E, Investigator station 150, depth 719 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F13470. Alcock specimens: BMNH 1896 [or 1898].9.11.2 [ex ZSI] (1) not from type locality. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:137 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:37 [ref. 22148]. On p. 14 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1895: Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [ref. 20532]. •Valid as Gadomus furvescens (Alcock 1894) -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:195 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S98 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Bathygadus furvescens Alcock 1894 -- (Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Adam et al. 1998:9 [ref. 23610], Iwamoto & Graham 2001:422 [ref. 25637], Bray et al. 2006:583 [ref. 29065], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:318 [ref. 30636], Iwamoto et al. 2015:37 [ref. 35408]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus furvescens Alcock 1894. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and southeast Australia. Habitat: marine.

garretti, Bathygadus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1916:151, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 51 (no. 2149); ref. 1636] Suruga Gulf, 35°05'30"N, 138°39'50"E, Japan, Albatross station 5059, depth 197-297 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 76863. Paratypes: USNM 135351 (1). •Synonym of Bathygadus nipponicus (Jordan & Gilbert 1904) -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:191 [ref. 15692]). •Valid as Bathygadus garretti Gilbert & Hubbs 1916 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:93 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:197, 357 [ref. 8057], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:418 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:418 [ref. 26001], Chiou et al. 2004:42 [ref. 27691], Shinohara et al. 2005:416 [ref. 28370], Iwamoto et al. 2015:38 [ref. 35408]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus garretti Gilbert & Hubbs 1916. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Japan to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

goethemi, Bathygadus Poll [M.] 1953:219, Fig. 92 [Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12713] Atlantic, 52 miles southwest of Moita Seca, 6°08'S, 11°24'E, depth 350-380 meters. Holotype: IRSNB 190. Paratypes: (60) IRSNB 191-195 (3, 15, 7, 13, 1); MRAC 95677-93 (17). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:24 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:30 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Bathygadus macrops Goode & Bean 1885 -- (Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:188 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygadus macrops Goode & Bean 1885. Bathygadidae. Habitat: marine.

introniger, Gadomus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:401, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 1 (pt 7); ref. 1638] Butung [Buton], near Sulawesi, Indonesia, Albatross station 5648, depth 559 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 78209. Paratypes: (13) CAS-SU 25433 (6); ?USNM 78209 (6), 99483-87 (1 ea, 5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:57-58 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gadomus introniger Gilbert & Hubbs 1920 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:198 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Okamura in Amaoka et al. 1990:185 [ref. 16024], Iwamoto & Merrett 1997:480 [ref. 23710], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:742 [ref. 25037], Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Bray et al. 2006:594 [ref. 29065], Fricke et al. 2011:364 [ref. 31242]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus introniger Gilbert & Hubbs 1920. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

longifilis, Bathygadus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1885:599 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 543); ref. 1842] 28°47'30"N, 87°27'00"W, Albatross station 2392, depth 724 fathoms. Syntypes: ? CAS-SU 9546 (1), USNM 37338 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:56 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gadomus longifilis (Goode & Bean 1885) -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:211 [ref. 14275], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:648 [ref. 13676], Geistdoerfer 1990:545 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:194 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Santos et al. 1997:56 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:66 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:771 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Bañón et al. 2013:558 [ref. 33016], Afonso et al. 2016:30, 150 [ref. 36199], Bañón et al. 2016:314 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto 2016:1961 [ref. 34585], Carneiro et al. 2019:135 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:58 [ref. 38883], Fermon et al. 2022:198 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus longifilis (Goode & Bean 1885). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

macrops, Bathygadus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1885:598 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 8 (no. 543); ref. 1842] Gulf of Mexico, 28°34'N, 86°48'W, Albatross station 2396, depth 335 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 37339. Paratypes: ? CAS-SU [ex USNM 53047] (1, missing), USNM 53047 (now 2). •Valid as Bathygadus macrops Goode & Bean 1885 -- (Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:188 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Boschung 1992:74 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:767 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Bañón et al. 2013:553 [ref. 33016], Iwamoto 2016:1962 [ref. 34585], Reiner 2019:113 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:198 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus macrops Goode & Bean 1885. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

magnifilis, Gadomus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:398, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 1 (pt 7); ref. 1638] Off northern Mindanao, Philippines, Albatross station 5515, depth about 700 fathoms [1280 meters]. Holotype: USNM 78208. Paratypes: USNM 78234 (1), 221089 (1). •Valid as Gadomus magnifilis Gilbert & Hubbs 1920 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:197 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Iwamoto et al. 2015:42 [ref. 35408]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus magnifilis Gilbert & Hubbs 1920. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific, Taiwan and Philippines. Habitat: marine.

melanobranchus, Bathygadus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:206, Pl. 18 (figs. 1-1e) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Morocco coast, 32°31'N, 9°48'W, station 33, depth 1350 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1886-0112. Paralectotypes: (95) BMNH 1890.6.16.35-36 [ex MNHN] (now 1); MCZ 27609 (2, missing); MNHN 1886-0096 to 0097 (1, 1), 1886-0102 to 0105 (1, 1, 1, 1), 1886-0111 (1), 1886-0114 to 0115 (1, 1); NRM 5728 [ex MNHN] (1); USNM 42083 (1), 42211 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1972:660-661 [ref. 11384], Bailly et al. 1999:223 [ref. 24244]. Lectotype selected by Eschmeyer 1998:1051 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888 -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:212 [ref. 14275], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:646 [ref. 13676], Iwamoto 1986:332 [ref. 5674], Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:186 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:95 [ref. 18936], Boschung 1992:74 [ref. 23239], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:142 [ref. 25472], Cervigón 1996:146 [ref. 24489], Santos et al. 1997:54 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:65 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:768 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27192], Bañón et al. 2013:561 [ref. 33016], Bañón et al. 2016:314 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto 2016:1962 [ref. 34585], Carneiro et al. 2019:131 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:113 [ref. 38139], Bañón & Maño 2021:58 [ref. 38883], Fermon et al. 2022:198 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

melanopterus, Gadomus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:658, Fig. 256 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Vicinity of Kaui Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4028, depth 444-478 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51606. Second specimen tentatively referred and not regarded as a type. •Valid as Gadomus melanopterus Gilbert 1905 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:199 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Mundy 2005:248 [ref. 28379]). •See also Pequeño 1997:81 [ref. 23536]. Current status: Valid as Gadomus melanopterus Gilbert 1905. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, and possibly Sala-y-Gomez Ridge (southeastern Pacific). Habitat: marine.

micronema, Melanobranchus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:661, Fig. 258 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Pailolo Channel, between Maui Island and Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, 2°N, 2°24'E, Albatross station 4094, depth 753-787 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51643. The specific epithet is an indeclinable noun. •Synonym of Gadomus melanopterus Gilbert 1905 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:199 [ref. 15692]). •Valid as Bathygadus micronema (Gilbert 1905) -- (Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936] as micronemus). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus micronema (Gilbert 1905). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Pacific. Habitat: marine.

multifilis, Bathygadus Günther [A.] 1887:155, Pl. 42 (fig. B) [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] South of Philippines, Challenger station 214, depth 500 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.146. •Valid as Gadomus multifilis (Günther 1887) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:93 [ref. 6441], Howes & Crimmen 1990:195 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:97 [ref. 18936], Adam et al. 1998:9 [ref. 23610], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:119 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Iwamoto et al. 2015:43 [ref. 35408] as cf. multifilis). Current status: Valid as Gadomus multifilis (Günther 1887). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

nipponica, Regania Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] in Jordan & Starks 1904:605, Fig. [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 2526] Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 207-250 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 50931. •Valid as Bathygadus nipponicus (Jordan & Gilbert 1904) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:93 [ref. 6441], Howes & Crimmen 1990:191 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Nakabo 2000:418 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:418 [ref. 26001], Chiou et al. 2004:42 [ref. 27691], Iwamoto et al. 2015:40 [ref. 35408]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus nipponicus (Jordan & Gilbert 1904). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Southern Japan to Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

pepperi, Gadomus Iwamoto [T.] & Williams [A.] 1999:119, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 51 (no. 3); ref. 23875] Exmouth Plateau, off west coast of Australia, depth 913-914 meters. Holotype: CSIRO H 2541-04. Paratypes: AMS I.20920-004 (1), I.24059-002 (4 of 7); CSIRO H 2563-05 (3), H 3008-12 (2), H 3017-01 (2). •Valid as Gadomus pepperi Iwamoto & Williams 1999 -- (Iwamoto & Graham 2001:426 [ref. 25637], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Bray et al. 2006:594 [ref. 29065], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:319 [ref. 30636]). Current status: Valid as Gadomus pepperi Iwamoto & Williams 1999. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Southern and southwestern Australia. Habitat: marine.

spongiceps, Bathygadus Gilbert [C. H.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:381, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 1 (pt 7); ref. 1638] Vicinity of Darvel Bay, Borneo, Albatross station 5582, depth 525 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 78210. Paratypes: USNM 78235 (1), 220978-79 (2, 1), 220980 (now 1). •Valid as Bathygadus spongiceps Gilbert & Hubbs 1920 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:189 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:115 [ref. 23875], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761], Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:741 [ref. 25037] as cf. spongiceps, Iwamoto in Randall & Lim 2000:595 [ref. 25122], Iwamoto & Graham 2001:423 [ref. 25637] as cf. spongiceps, Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Iwamoto & McMillan 2008:319 [ref. 30636], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:830 [ref. 34263] as cf. spongiceps). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus spongiceps Gilbert & Hubbs 1920. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific (Philippines to ? New Zealand). Southeastern Indian Ocean off Australia and east to New Zealand (cf. spongiceps). Habitat: marine.

sulcata, Regania Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:108, Pl. 22 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1924); ref. 3578] Cagayan Island, Jolo Sea, 9°38'30"N, 121°11'00"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5423, depth 508 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 72925. Paratypes: USNM 149276-82 (1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1), 149839 (4), ?192597-98 (1, 1). First author is H. M. Smith. •Valid as Bathygadus sulcatus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912) -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:190 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto 1999:1994 [ref. 24761]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus sulcatus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

vaillanti, Bathygadus Roule [L.] & Angel [F.] 1933:63, Pl. 3 (fig. 30) [Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er Monaco. Fasc. 86; ref. 3827] South of Pic Island, Azores, northeastern Atlantic, 32°23'N, 28°23'30"W, station 3250, depth 1153 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1513. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:16 [ref. 21544], Bailly et al. 1999:224 [ref. 24244]. •Synonym of Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888 -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:646 [ref. 13676], Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:186 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:95 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888. Bathygadidae. Habitat: marine.