Acanthephyridae Spence Bate, 1888

Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 —CNI Casanova (1972); 900–1000 m—Benthopelagic, 660–4970 m. PANT.

Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884 —CNI García Cabrera (1971, as Acanthefira [sic] eximia); 926–2156 m—CVI González et al. (2004, 2009); 360–1000 m—Benthic, 200–3700 m. PANT.

Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888 —CVI Ortmann (1893, as A. purpurea); 849–909 m ( Neves et al. 2016)— Pelagic, 200–4500 m. TSEA.

Acanthephyra pelagica (Risso, 1816) —CNI García Cabrera (1971, as Acanthefira [sic] pelagica); 200–400 m— CVI Krakstad et al. (2011); 848–909 m—Benthopelagic, 200–3200 m. COSM.

Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 —CNI Coutière (1905, as Acanthephyra parva paucidens); 100–3000 m—Pelagic, 100–3400 m. AAWD.

Acanthephyra stylorostratis ( Spence Bate, 1888) —CNI Coutière (1907); 1000–1500 m—CVI Lenz & Strunck (1914, as Bentheocaris stylorostris); 3000 m—Pelagic, 1000–5000 m. PANT.

Acanthephyra tenuipes ( Spence Bate, 1888) —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956, as A. gracilipes); 1000–1500 m— Pelagic, 1000–3840 m. PANT.

Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885 —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956); depth unknown—Pelagic, 1400–4400 m. PANT.

Ephyrina figueirai figueirai Crosnier & Forest, 1973 —CNI Foxton (1970, as Ephyrina hoskynii); 900–1000 m— Pelagic, 497–1682 m. PANT.

Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & Forest, 1973 —CNI Crosnier & Forest (1973); 495–1009 m—CVI Crosnier & Forest (1973); 0–1000 m—Pelagic, 0–2000 m. AAWA.

Heterogenys microphthalma ( Smith, 1885) —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956); 2000 m—CVI Crosnier & Forest (1973, at 16°12’N 27°04’W); 3890–3890 m—Benthopelagic, 2000–4792 m. PANT.

Hymenodora glacialis (Buchholz, 1874) —CNI Spence Bate (1888, as H. mollicutis); 0–4000 m—CVI Balss (1925, in part); depth unknown—Pelagic, 0–5686 m. COSM.

Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886 —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956); 1000 m—Pelagic, 500–5300 m. COSM.

Meningodora compsa (Chace, 1940) —CNI likely (occurs in Madeira and Senegal)—CVI Crosnier & Forest (1973); depth unknown—Pelagic, 874–1829 m. AAWA.

Meningodora miccyla (Chace, 1940) —CVI Crosnier & Forest (1973); 1100 m—Pelagic, 915–1830 m. AAWA.

Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882 —CNI Foxton (1970); 925–1000 m—CVI Fransen (1991); 330–3000 m— Benthopelagic, 330–5000 m. PANT.

Meningodora vesca ( Smith, 1886) —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956); 615–925 m—CVI Fransen (1991); 400– 3000 m—Pelagic, 400–5400 m. AAWD.

Notostomus auriculatus Barnard, 1950 —CVI Crosnier & Forest (1973); 0–1000 m—Benthopelagic, 0–2835 m. PANT.

Notostomus distirus Chace, 1940 —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956); 1000 m—Pelagic, 1000–2000 m. AAWA.

Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 —CNI Sivertsen & Holthuis (1956, as N. longirostris); 700–800 m—Pelagic, 450–5380 m. PANT.

Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 —CVI Crosnier & Forest (1973, at 16°16’N 22°16’W); 1000 m— Benthopelagic, 850–4000 m. PANT.

Notostomus robustus Smith, 1884 —CNI Casanova (1972); 900–1000 m—Pelagic, 850–3000 m. PANT.