microcephalus, Bathylagus Norman [J. R.] 1930:274, Fig. 5 [Discovery Reports v. 2; ref. 3219] Southeastern Atlantic, 33°50'-34°13'S, 16°04'-15°49'E, depth 850-950 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1930.1.12.22 (172 mm). Paratypes: BMNH 1930.1.12.21 [or 22] (1). •Synonym of Bathylagus bericoides (Borodin 1929) -- (Cohen 1973:155 [ref. 6589], Cohen in Whitehead et al. 1984:392 [ref. 13675], Cohen 1986:216 [ref. 5646], Pequeño 1989:29 [ref. 14125], Cohen 1990:239 [ref. 14206]). •Synonym of Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin 1929) -- (Kotlyar, pers. comm., 3/03). Current status: Synonym of Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin 1929). Bathylagidae. Habitat: marine.