filiferum, Neostomias Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1906:168, Pl. 50 [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 4; ref. 1647] Off Cape Point, E.N.E. 36.5 miles, depth 660 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAM 17791 (apparently lost). •Valid as Eustomias filifer (Gilchrist 1906) -- (Gibbs 1986:238 [ref. 5655], Gibbs in Whitehead et al. 1984:348 [ref. 13675], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:316 [ref. 14915], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:500 [ref. 23897], Harold 2003:911 [ref. 27001], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:188 [ref. 27076], Sutton & Hartel 2004:117 [ref. 27508], Harold 2016:1813 [ref. 34568], Schnell & Johnson 2017:4 [ref. 35193], Carneiro et al. 2019:98 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:101 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:175 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:87 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Eustomias filifer (Gilchrist 1906). Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.