Species that contain: Bathypterois and pectoralis [ 1 ] records

pectoralis, Bathypterois Garman [S.] 1899:257, Pl. K (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Central America, 0°04'S-23°59'N, 79°36'-108°40'W, Albatross stations 3376, 3393, 3407, and 3431, depth 885-1132 fathoms. Syntypes: FMNH 33730 (1); MCZ 28502-05 (1, 1, 1, 2); CAS-SU 23951 (1); USNM 57888 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:15 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Bathypterois pectoralis Garman 1899 -- (Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125]). •Synonym of Bathypterois atricolor Alcock 1896 -- (Sulak 1990:353 [ref. 15106]). Current status: Synonym of Bathypterois atricolor Alcock 1896. Ipnopidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.