curtissjamesi, Polistotrema Townsend [C. H.] & Nichols [J. T.] 1925:4, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 52 (art. 1); ref. 4420] Off California, 35°35'N, 121°39'W, Albatross station 5697, depth 585 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 87551 [ex AMNH 8341] (poor condition). Paratypes: (many) AMNH 12843 (1), 12858-61 (1, 1, 1, 1). Originally as Curtiss-jamesi. •Synonym of Eptatretus deani (Evermann & Goldsborough 1907) -- (Wisner & McMillan 1990:793 [ref. 19195]). Current status: Synonym of Eptatretus deani (Evermann & Goldsborough 1907). Myxinidae: Eptatretinae. Habitat: marine.