Bathylychnops exilis Cohen, 1958 .

Javelin Spookfish. To 58 cm (22.8 in) SL (Parin et al. 1995). North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans (Fricke et al. 2020); Japan (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984) to Kuril Islands (Parin et al. 1995); British Columbia (Gillespie 1993) to at least as far south as Isla Guadalupe, central Baja California (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California); also reported from Gulf of California (Personal communication: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Fish Collection, Los Angeles, California), and Chile (21º27’S) (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California). Bathypelagic; depth: about 151–3,329 m (495–10,900 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California).