Stephonyx laqueus (J.L. Barnard, 1967)

Euonyx laqueus J.L. Barnard, 1967: 55, figs 23, 24.— Sekiguchi & Yamaguchi, 1983: 7, fig. 4.— Barnard & Ingram, 1990 (key).— Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 485.— Boudrias, 1991: 13.

Stephonyx laqueus .— Lowry & Stoddart, 1989: 521.— France, 1994: 71.— Diffenthal & Horton, 2007: 40 (key).— Senna & Serejo, 2007: 13 (key).— Narahara et al., 2012: 1493, 1505 (key), figs 1, 12–14.

Stephonyx c.f. laqueus .— Kaufman, 1994: 56, 63, fig. 10A, B, tables 1, 2.

Types. Holotype, male, 19 mm, LACM CR 1961 - 101.1.

Type locality. 8.5 miles west of San Benitos Islands, Baja California, Mexico (28°20'N 115°45'W), 1187 m .

Additional material. 26 specimens, LACM CR 1961 - 101.2. from the type locality .

Habitat. Marine.

Depth range. 330–1850 m (Sekiguchi & Yamaguchi 1983; Kaufman 1994).

Feeding strategies. Scavenger, collected in baited traps.

Distribution. Eastern Pacific Ocean. West coast of Baja California, Mexico (J.L. Barnard 1967; France 1994; Kaufman 1994). Western Pacific Ocean and Sea of Okhotsk. Coasts of Japan (Sekiguchi & Yamaguchi 1983; Narahara et al. 2012).