Species that contain: Brachyistius and frenatus [ 3 ] records

aletes, Micrometrus (Brachyistius) Tarp [F. H.] 1952:89 [Fish Bulletin of the Division of Fish and Game of California No. 88; ref. 12250] Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico. Holotype: CAS 2092. Paratypes: CAS 2088-91 (4), 2093-96 (4); CAS-SU 5913 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:81-82 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Brachyistius frenatus Gill 1862 -- (Longo et al. 2018:592 [ref. 36149]). Current status: Synonym of Brachyistius frenatus Gill 1862. Embiotocidae. Habitat: marine.

brevipinne, Ditrema Günther [A.] 1862:248 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Esquimault Harbor, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.11.19.22 (skin). •Synonym of Micrometrus frenatus (Gill 1862) -- (Tarp 1952:87 [ref. 12250]). •Synonym of Brachyistius frenatus Gill 1862 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:661 [ref. 25968]). Current status: Synonym of Brachyistius frenatus Gill 1862. Embiotocidae. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Brachyistius Gill [T. N.] 1862:275 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1666] Coast of California, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 1052 [ex USNM] (1), USNM. •Valid as Micrometrus frenatus (Gill 1862) -- (Tarp 1952:87 [ref. 12250]). •Valid as Brachyistius frenatus Gill 1862 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:227 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:153 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:661 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:132 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:56 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:256 [ref. 35888], Longo et al. 2018:592 [ref. 36149], Burton & Lea 2019:79 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:172 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Brachyistius frenatus Gill 1862. Embiotocidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to central Baja California (Mexico), including Guadalupe Island (Mexico). Habitat: marine.