Species that contain: Bathypterois and pectinatus [ 2 ] records

pectinatus, Bathypterois (Bathypterois) Mead [G. W.] 1959:290, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 49 (no. 8); ref. 12008] 24 miles off Aguja Point, Peru, 5°46'S, 81°32'W, Albatross station D.4654, depth 1036 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 150029. Paratypes: AMNH 20401 (1). •Valid as Bathypterois pectinatus Mead 1959 -- (Sulak 1977:93 [ref. 4299], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Pequeño 1997:81 [ref. 23536], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:252 [ref. 28944]). Current status: Valid as Bathypterois pectinatus Mead 1959. Ipnopidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

peruanus, Bathypterois quadrifilis Nalbant [T. T.] & Mayer [R. F.] 1971:316, Fig. 1 [Revue Roumaine de Biologie, Série de Zoologie v. 16 (no. 5); ref. 23676] Peru-Chile Trench, between 3°40'S and 12°40'S, 82°49'W and 82°17'W, eastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): MGAB 168. •Synonym of Bathypterois pectinatus Mead 1959 -- (Sulak 1977:93 [ref. 4299]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois pectinatus Mead 1959. Ipnopidae. Habitat: marine.