Species that contain: Benthalbella and elongata [ 1 ] records

elongatus, Scopelarchus Norman [J. R.] 1937:86 [B. A. N. Z. Antarctic research expedition 1929-1931 v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 15294] 45°53'S, 84°33'E, northeast of Kerguelen Island, southern Indian Ocean, 2000 meters wire out. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1937.9.21.196. •Valid as Benthalbella elongata (Norman 1937) -- (Johnson 1974:71 [ref. 7050], Johnson 1982:154 [ref. 5519], Pequeño 1989:34 [ref. 14125], Post 1990:134 [ref. 21683], Miller 1993:497 [ref. 21297], Duhamel et al. 2005:142 [ref. 32059], Stewart 2015:568 [ref. 34215], Koerber 2023:34 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Benthalbella elongata (Norman 1937). Scopelarchidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.