vastator, Ponerodon Alcock [A. W.] 1890:203, Pl. 9 (fig. 5) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 6 (no. 33) (art. 26); ref. 82] Off Madras Coast, India, 15°38'N, 82°30'E, Investigator station 102, depth 920-690 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F12836 [whereabouts unknown]. Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:145 [ref. 20743], Menon & Rama-Rao 1975:40 [ref. 22148]. •Synonym of Chiasmodon niger Johnson 1864 -- (Krefft 1973:452 [ref. 7166], Johnson & Keene 1990:900 [ref. 19355], Prokofiev 2008:212 [ref. 29559], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2009:901 [ref. 30607]). •Species inquirenda in Chiasmodontidae -- (Melo 2009:602 [ref. 30374]). Chiasmodontidae. Distribution: India [if valid]. Habitat: marine.