Species that contain: Apristurus and herklotsi [ 6 ] records

abbreviatus, Apristurus Deng [S.-M.], Xiong [G.-Q.] & Zhan [H.-X.] 1985:102 (English p. 105), Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 8166] East China Sea, 31°34'04"N, 129°06'00"E, depth 692 meters. Holotype: ECSFI E-1547. Paratypes: ECSFI E-1000 (1), E-1001 (1), E-1417 (1), E-1418 (1), E-1548 (1), E-1597 (1). •Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934) -- (Nakaya 1991:999 [ref. 19774], Compagno et al. 2005:24 [ref. 29145], Sato et al. 2008:118 [ref. 29680], Sato et al. 2013:759 [ref. 32718], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:131 [ref. 33037], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934). Pentanchidae. Distribution: East China sea (if valid). Habitat: marine.

brevicaudatus, Apristurus Chu [Y.-T.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Li [S.] 1986:269 [English p. 274], Fig. 1 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 17 (no. 4); ref. 8017] South China Sea, depth 864 meters. Holotype: SCSFRI D-1125. Paratypes: Shanghai Fish. Coll. D-32 (1), D-1126 (1). •Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934) -- (Nakaya 1991:999 [ref. 19774], Compagno et al. 2005:24 [ref. 29145], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:131 [ref. 33037], White & Last 2013:241 [ref. 33042], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934). Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

herklotsi, Pentanchus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:238, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Cagayan Island, Jolo Sea, Philippines, Albatross station D.5424, 9°37'05"N, 121°12'37"E. Holotype (unique): USNM 93134 (head damaged). •Valid as Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934) -- (Compagno 1984:264 [ref. 6846], Nakaya 1988:437 [ref. 6855], Nakaya 1991:999 [ref. 19774], Compagno & Niem 1998:1286 [ref. 23787], Nakaya & Sato 1999:315 [ref. 23941], Nakaya & Séret 1999:307 [ref. 24247], Compagno 1999:478 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:130 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:579 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2001:287 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:130 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:392 [ref. 28370], Compagno et al. 2005:23 [ref. 29145], Sato et al. 2008:118 [ref. 29680], Sato et al. 2013:758 [ref. 23718], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:131 [ref. 33037], Ebert et al. 2013:314 [ref. 33045], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211], White et al. 2017:33 [ref. 35594], White et al. 2017:107 [ref. 35860]). Current status: Valid as Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934). Pentanchidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Southern Japan, East China Sea, Taiwan to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

longianalis, Apristurus Chu [Y.-T.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Li [S.] 1986:271 [English p. 275], Fig. 3 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 17 (no. 4); ref. 8017] South China Sea, depth 533 meters. Holotype: SCSFRI S 06530. Paratypes: Shanghai Fish. College D 0571 (1). Catalog numbers and depths in English summary are incorrect. •Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934) -- (Nakaya 1991:999 [ref. 19774], Compagno et al. 2005:24 [ref. 29145], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934). Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

longicaudatus, Apristurus Li [S.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Chu [Y.-T.] in Chu, Meng & Li 1986:272 [English p. 275], Fig. 4 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 17 (no. 4); ref. 8017] South China Sea, depth 840 meters. Holotype: South China Sea Fish. Res. Inst. Guangzhau D00811. Paratypes: SFC D0564 (1). •Valid as Apristurus longicaudatus Li, Meng & Chu 1986 -- (Okamura & Machida 1986:17 [ref. 22278]). •Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934) -- (Nakaya 1991:999 [ref. 19774], Compagno et al. 2005:24 [ref. 29145], Sato et al. 2013:759 [ref. 32718], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:131 [ref. 33037], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934). Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.

xenolepis, Apristurus Meng [Q.-W.], Zhu [Y.-D.] & Li [S.] 1985:47 (English p. 50), Fig. 4 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 8136] Off Zhujiang, South China Sea, depth 546 meters. Holotype (unique): SCSFRI D0042. •Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934) -- (Nakaya 1991:999 [ref. 19774], Compagno et al. 2005:24 [ref. 29145], Nakaya & Kawauchi 2013:131 [ref. 33037], White & Last 2013:243 [ref. 33042], Weigmann 2016:30 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler 1934). Pentanchidae. Habitat: marine.