Species that contain: Polyipnus and indicus [ 1 ] records

indicus, Polyipnus Schultz [L. P.] 1961:645, Fig. 22 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 112 (no. 3449); ref. 10156] Zanzibar area, Tanzania, Western Indian Ocean, depth 640-658 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1939.5.24.403. Paratypes: BMNH 1939.5.24.404 (1), USNM 179897 (1). •Valid as Polyipnus indicus Schultz 1961 -- (Baird 1986:257 [ref. 6288], Harold 1989:875 [ref. 13508], Harold 1994:510 [ref. 21941], Fricke 1999:88 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:24 [ref. 30213], Vourey et al. 2017:574 [ref. 35312], Fricke et al. 2018:66 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus indicus Schultz 1961. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: South and East Africa to Madagascar and Réunion (western Mascarenes). Habitat: marine.