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SU 46488 Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe [W.] & Crane [J.], 1947 Holotype  [Collection database record]
megalodontis, Melanocetus Beebe [W.] & Crane [J.] 1947:152, Fig. 1 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 31 (pt 4, no. 11); ref. 6539] 145 miles north of Clarion Island, eastern Pacific, 20°36'N, 115°07'W, depth 500 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 46488 [ex NYZS 25791]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:133 [ref. 20648]. •Synonym of Melanocetus johnsonii Günther 1864 -- (Bertelsen 1990:492 [ref. 15654] as johnsoni, Pietsch 2009:362 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Melanocetus johnsonii Günther 1864. Melanocetidae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 46495 Xenoceratias nudus Beebe [W.] & Crane [J.], 1947 Holotype  [Collection database record]
nudus, Xenoceratias Beebe [W.] & Crane [J.] 1947:155, Fig. 2 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 31 (pt 4, no. 11); ref. 6539] 20 miles south of Cape Blanco, Costa Rica, 9°12'N, 85°10'W, depth 500 fathoms (915 meters). Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 46495 [ex NYZS 28402]. Type catalog: Mead 1958:134 [ref. 20648]. •Uncertain status in Melanocetus -- (Pietsch 2009:368 [ref. 30766]). Melanocetidae. Habitat: marine.
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