brevis, Oculospinus Koefoed [E.] 1927:139, Pl. 6 (fig. 5) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 1); ref. 2650] North Atlantic, 35°32'N, 7°07'W, station 23, depth 1215 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMUB 3215. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:150 [ref. 21547]. •Valid as Oculospinus brevis Koefoed 1927 -- (Nielsen & Nybelin 1963:210 [ref. 5094], Nielsen 1973:551 [ref. 6885]). •Synonym of Cataetyx alleni (Byrne 1906) -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:47 [ref. 881], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1155 [ref. 13677], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:101 [ref. 24448]). Current status: Synonym of Cataetyx alleni (Byrne 1906). Bythitidae. Habitat: marine.