Species that contain: Astronesthes and richardsoni [ 4 ] records

filifer, Astronesthes Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1929:14, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 3680] Caribbean Sea; Atlantic, 0-300 meters of wire out. Syntypes: (37) BMNH 1929.1.4.65 (1), 1929.1.4.66-68 (3), 1929.1.4.69-70 (2); MNHN 1938-0119 (1); ZMUC P202391-414 (24). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:311 [ref. 293], Nielsen 1974:26 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852) -- (Gibbs 1964:331 [ref. 6960], Gibbs 1990:304 [ref. 14899], Parin & Borodulina 2000:S20 [ref. 26044]). Current status: Synonym of Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852). Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Habitat: marine.

luetkeni, Astronesthes Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1929:16, Fig. 5 [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 3680] Indian Ocean [not Pacific]. Holotype (unique): ZMUO J5580. Type catalog: Pethon 1969:3 [ref. 19268]; holotype originally figured in Lütken 1892 as Astronesthes richardsoni; Pl. 3 (figs. 1-2) [ref. 2858]. •Valid as Astronesthes luetkeni Regan & Trewavas 1929 -- (Pequeño 1989:31 [ref. 14125], Parin & Borodulina 1998:165 [ref. 24177], Parin & Borodulina 1998:695 [ref. 24685], Harold 1999:1906 [ref. 24741], Parin & Borodulina 2003:595 [ref. 27333], Mundy 2005:175 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Astronesthes luetkeni Regan & Trewavas 1929. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles east to Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

oculatus, Astronesthes Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1929:15, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 3680] West of St. Croix Island, Caribbean Sea, 17°45'00"N, 64°55'30"W, depth 275 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P202614. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:27 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852) -- (Gibbs 1964:331 [ref. 6960], Gibbs 1990:304 [ref. 14899], Parin & Borodulina 2000:S20 [ref. 26044]). Current status: Synonym of Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852). Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Habitat: marine.

richardsoni, Chauliodus Poey [F.] 1852:[176], Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Cuba. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. Poey specimens: NMW 59088 (1). As Astronethes richardsoni in text, but name dates from plate: Apr. 1852; text published Oct. 1852. •Valid as Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852) -- (Gibbs 1964:330 [ref. 6960], Gibbs 1990:304 [ref. 14899], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:457 [ref. 23897], Parin & Borodulina 1998:695 [ref. 24685], Parin & Borodulina 2000:S20 [ref. 26044], Harold 2003:895 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27076], Parin & Borodulina 2003:594 [ref. 27333], Afonso et al. 2016:27, 104 [ref. 36199] as cf. richardsoni, Harold 2016:1799 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:94 [ref. 38139], Sutton et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37832], Eduardo et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:173 [ref. 39448], Villarins et al. 2022:33 [ref. 39442], Page et al. 2023:86 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey 1852). Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Atlantic: 60°N south to 30°S. Habitat: marine.