pacificus, Argyropelecus Schultz [L. P.] 1961:599, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 112 (no. 3449); ref. 10156] Mauna Loa lava flow, Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 164000. Paratypes: SIO S10-54-83A (5), 55-258 (9); CAS-SU 46525 [= CAS-SU 46705] (2), 46533 (1), 46542 [= CAS-SU 46706] (1), 46591 [= CAS-SU 46710] (2), 46617 (1, not found), 46619 (1); USNM 87563 (1), 177930 (1). •Valid as Argyropelecus pacificus Schultz 1961 -- (Pequeño 1989:31 [ref. 14125]). •Synonym of Argyropelecus affinis Garman 1899 -- (Baird 1986:256 [ref. 6288], Quéro et al. 1990:276 [ref. 14659], Harold 1993:124 [ref. 20311], Mundy 2005:168 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Synonym of Argyropelecus affinis Garman 1899. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: North Pacific. Habitat: marine.