metallicus, Trichostomias Welsh [W. W.] 1923:10, Fig. 10 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 62 (no. 2449); ref. 15432] 270 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A., depth 50-0 meters. Holotype: USNM 84294. Paratypes: (8) USNM 84295-99 (3, 1, 1, 2, 1). •Synonym of Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer 1911) -- (Scott & Scott 1988:176 [ref. 25518], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:311 [ref. 14915]). •Valid as Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh 1923) -- (Morrow 1973:136 [ref. 7175], Paulin et al. 1989:102 [ref. 24556], Harold 2003:911 [ref. 27001], Fricke et al. 2011:357 [ref. 31242], Harold 2016:1813 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:95 [ref. 37250], Page et al. 2023:87 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:211 [ref. 41622], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2025:suppl. Tab. 1, p. 11 [ref. 42574]). Current status: Valid as Bathophilus metallicus (Welsh 1923). Stomiidae: Stomiinae. Distribution: North Atlantic; southwestern Pacific: eastern Pacific: off Nayarit (Mexico). IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.