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macrostoma, Scopelus Günther [A.] 1878:186 [19] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Mid-Pacific, 0°33'S, 154°34'W, Challenger station 271, depth 2425 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.11 (disintegrated). On p. 19 of separate. See also Günther 1887:30 [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Malacosarcus macrostoma (Günther 1878) -- (Kotlyar 1996:261 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27588], Merrett & Moore 2005:1708 [ref. 28428], Mundy 2005:301 [ref. 28379], Mincarone et al. 2014:1555 [ref. 33546] ). Current status: Valid as Malacosarcus macrostoma (Günther 1878). Stephanoberycidae. Distribution: Eastern tropical Atlantic: northwestern Africa; western and central Pacific, probably including Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.


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