profundorum, Leptophidium Gill [T. N.] 1863:211 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 15; ref. 1683] Gulf Stream off Florida, U.S.A., depth 30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 6472. •Valid as Lepophidium profundorum (Gill 1863) -- (Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:224 [ref. 14275], Cervigón 1991:168 [ref. 24472], Boschung 1992:76 [ref. 23239], Fahay 1992:808 [ref. 19885], Cervigón 1992:375 [ref. 23827], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:719 [ref. 23897], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Robins in Nielsen et al. 1999:36 [ref. 24448], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:152 [ref. 27754], Collette & Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:208 [ref. 26158], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Moore et al. 2003:207 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:91 [ref. 27807], Garrido-Linares & Acero P. 2006:292, 297 [ref. 28946], Fine et al. 2007:953 [ref. 29824], Nguyen et al. 2008:1 [ref. 29833], Robins et al. 2012:9 [ref. 32161], Page et al. 2013:94 [ref. 32708], González-Murcia et al. 2019:292 [ref. 36544]). Current status: Valid as Lepophidium profundorum (Gill 1863). Ophidiidae: Ophidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Georges Bank (Canada/USA) to Florida, eastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan, Mexico. Habitat: marine.