brevirostris, Macrurus Alcock [A. W.] 1889:393 [19] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 23); ref. 81] Andaman Sea, 7.5 miles east of North Cinque Island, depth 490 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZSI F11762. Type catalog: Talwar 1977:637 [ref. 26599]. Original genus should have been Macrourus. On p. 19 of separate. Figured in Alcock 1894: Pl. 13 (fig. 3) [ref. 17304]. •Valid as Nezumia brevirostris (Alcock 1889) -- (Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:263 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Valid as Nezumia brevirostris (Alcock 1889). Macrouridae. Distribution: Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.