nigroides, Astronesthes Gibbs [R. H., Jr.] & Aron [W.] 1960:134, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1960 (no. 2); ref. 11915] Eastern Pacific off California, U.S.A., 38°55'42"N, 137°44'36"W, depth 225 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 179754. •Valid as Astronesthes nigroides Gibbs & Aron 1960 -- (Borodulina 1992:25 [ref. 20777], Nakabo 2000:328 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:328 [ref. 26001], Parin & Borodulina 2003:595 [ref. 27333], Parin et al. 2003:458 [ref. 27942], Mundy 2005:175 [ref. 28379], Parin et al. 2014:147 [ref. 33547], Page et al. 2023:86 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Astronesthes nigroides Gibbs & Aron 1960. Stomiidae: Astronesthinae. Distribution: Pacific, subarctic and subtropical zones, including Hawaiian Ridge. Habitat: marine.