Species that contain: Macrurocyttus and acanthopodus [ 1 ] records

acanthopodus, Macrurocyttus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:351, Fig. 104 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 85 (for 1933); ref. 1416] Off east coast of Luzon Island, Philippines, 13°35'27"N, 123°37'18"E, Albatross station D.5467, depth 480 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 93144. Paratypes: USNM 93144 (1 of 2). •Valid as Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler 1934 -- (Nyako & Amaoka 1996 [ref. 22118], Heemstra 1999:2258 [ref. 24791], Heemstra in Randall & Lim 2000:602 [ref. 25122], Paxton et al. 2006:798 [ref. 28995], Fricke et al. 2011:374 [ref. 31242], Bray & Roberts 2015:1031 [ref. 34281]). Current status: Valid as Macrurocyttus acanthopodus Fowler 1934. Grammicolepididae: Macrurocyttinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.