Species that contain: Stemonosudis and rothschildi [ 2 ] records

longipinnis, Maculisudis Kotthaus [A.] 1967:82, Figs. 87-90 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 1; ref. 2668] East of Mombasa, Kenya, Meteor station 168, 4°17.8'-16.5'S, 48°1.5'-14'E, depth 450 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 4932 [ex IOES 38]. Type catalog: Post 1972:155 [ref. 20860], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:411 [ref. 21161]. Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus 1967 and Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards 1967 appeared in the same year, but Richards 1967 [ref. 7991] appeared in Jan. and has apparently priority; Stemonosudis rothschildi is also in prevailing usage. •Synonym of Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards 1967 -- (Post 1971:740 [ref. 36812], Ho et al. 2019:218 [ref. 37156]). Current status: Synonym of Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards 1967. Paralepididae. Habitat: marine.

rothschildi, Stemonosudis Richards [W. J.] 1967:35, Fig. 1 [California Fish and Game v. 53 (no. 1); ref. 7991] Central Pacific, 22°47'N, 150°09'W (stomach content). Holotype (unique): USNM 199087. See also remarks under Maculisudis longipinnis Kotthaus 1967. •Valid as Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards 1967 -- (Post 1971:738 [ref. 36812], Fujii in Uyeno et al. 1983:195 [ref. 14275], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:77 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:248 [ref. 12442], Paxton & Niem 1999:1949 [ref. 24746], Nakabo 2000:370 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:370 [ref. 26001], Thompson 2003:934 [ref. 27003], Moore et al. 2003:196 [ref. 27076], Fukui & Ozawa 2004:293 [ref. 28076], Mundy 2005:207 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:494 [ref. 28995], Larson et al. 2013:48 [ref. 32988], Ho et al. 2019:218 [ref. 37156], Ho et al. 2019:15 [ref. 37316], Kumaki et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40932], Page et al. 2023:93 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards 1967. Paralepididae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical seas, except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.