Species that contain: Gymnoscopelus and opisthopterus [ 1 ] records

opisthopterus, Gymnoscopelus Fraser-Brunner [A.] 1949:1094, 1102, Fig. on p. 1094, Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 4); ref. 1496] Antarctica, 64°22.6'S, 106°33.3'E, Discovery station 1718, depth 550-900 meters. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1948.5.14.612. •Valid as Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Fraser-Brunner 1949 -- (Paxton 1979:11 [ref. 6440], Hulley 1986:300 [ref. 5672], Pequeño 1989:37 [ref. 14125], Hulley 1990:156 [ref. 21685], Miller 1993:538 [ref. 21297], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:41 [ref. 37828]). Current status: Valid as Gymnoscopelus opisthopterus Fraser-Brunner 1949. Myctophidae: Gymnoscopelinae. Distribution: Cosmopolitan in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.