clarus, Polyipnus Harold [A. S.] 1994:488, Fig. 31 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 54 (no. 2); ref. 21941] Off southeastern U.S.A., 33°59'N, 76°05'W, depth 0-409 meters. Holotype: USNM 273283. Paratypes: AMNH 76178 (10), FMNH 66633 (1), MCZ 66694 (2), USNM 304745 (18), ZMUC uncat. (1). •Valid as Polyipnus clarus Harold 1994 -- (McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:435 [ref. 23897], Harold et al. in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:188 [ref. 26158], Harold 2003:892 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27076], Nelson et al. 2004:87 [ref. 27807], Lima et al. 2011:46 [ref. 31116], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:58 [ref. 37485], Page et al. 2013:88 [ref. 32708], Simian et al. 2022:374 [ref. 40776], Page et al. 2023:85 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Polyipnus clarus Harold 1994. Sternoptychidae: Sternoptychinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia Shelf (Canada, Saint Pierre et Miquelon/France) and Gulf of Maine (U.S.A.) south to Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.