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Species in the genus Melamphaes: [ 40 ] records

acanthomus, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:51, Fig. 22 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Off San Diego, California, U.S.A., 32°46'N, 117°32.5'W, depth 0-840 meters over bottom depth of 1040 meters. Holotype: SIO 54-86 [spec. 1]. Paratypes: SIO 50-269 (1), 50-286 (1), 51-16 (1), 51-74 (1), 51-80 (1), 51-92 (1), 51-392 (1), 52-39 (1), 54-83 (1), 54-86 [spec. 2] (1), 54-123 to 124 (1, 1), 54-126 (1), 57-96 (2), 59-200 (3), 59-202 to 203 (3, 1); CAS-SU 46480 (1); ZMUC P41118 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:58 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling 1962 -- (Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:1 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37547], Kotlyar 2012:145 [ref. 31963] as acanthmus once on p. 145, Kotlyar 2012:254 [ref. 32009], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1173 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Chile, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

brachysomus, Melamphaes Kimura [K.], Kawai [T.] & Aungtonya [C.] 2019:86, Figs. 1-2 [Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin v. 76; ref. 37116] Off southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean, 7°20'N, 97°14'E - 7°22'N, 97°13'E, depth 651-655 meters. Holotype (unique): PMBC 30251. •Valid as Melamphaes brachysomus Kimura, Kawai & Aungtonya 2019 -- (Kotlyar 2024:1210 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes brachysomus Kimura, Kawai & Aungtonya 2019. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Habitat: marine.

cavernosus, Melamphaes Chapman [W. M.] 1939:533, Fig. 68 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 86 (no. 3062); ref. 817] Northeastern Pacific, Gulf of Alaska, 56°06'N, 152°09'W, 800-600 meters wire out. Holotype: USNM 108147. Paratypes: USNM 108157 (3). •Synonym of Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert 1890 -- (Ebeling 1962:37 [ref. 5896], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:319 [ref. 25968], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2011:559 [ref. 31578], Kotlyar 2024:1138 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Synonym of Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert 1890. Melamphaidae. Habitat: marine.

contradictorius, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:515, Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 5); ref. 33995] Southwestern Pacific Ocean (boundary area of Fiji and Tasman Sea). Holotype: ZMMU P-23458. Paratypes: ZMMU. •Valid as Melamphaes contradictorius Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Kotlyar 2024:1217 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes contradictorius Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Habitat: marine.

crassicauda, Melamphaes Koefoed [E.] 1953:17, Pl. 4 (fig. A) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 3); ref. 6486] North Atlantic, 34°59'N, 33°01'W, station 53, 300 meters wire out; 35°36'N, 8°25'W, station 25A, 3000 meters wire out. Syntypes: ZMUB 4345 (?), 4378 (?). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:148 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe 1843) -- (Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Maul 1990:615 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2016:30 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2024:1241 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Synonym of Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe 1843). Melamphaidae. Habitat: marine.

danae, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:102, Fig. 37 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Sulawesi Sea, 4°03'N, 123°26'E, Dana station D3683, depth about 2500 meters (about 5000 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 4940 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41119. Paratypes: SIO 56-127 (1), ZMUC P41120-140 (60). Plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes danae Ebeling 1962 -- (Ebeling 1986:428 [ref. 5651], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Mundy 2005:296 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2016:379, 389 [ref. 35038], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448] with question, Kotlyar 2024:1253 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes danae Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific: bnetween 25°N and 25°S, southeastward to 110°W. Habitat: marine.

ebelingi, Melamphaes Keene [M. J.] 1973:795, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1973 (no. 4); ref. 7570] North Atlantic, 31°45'N, 63°30 [?39]'W, depth 0-310 meters. Holotype: USNM 207408. Paratypes: ISH 2265 (1); CAS-SU 42318 (1); USNM 207409-10 (1, 1), 207416-23 (1 each); YPM 2832 (1). Type catalog: Krefft 1987:83 [ref. 20751]. •Valid as Melamphaes ebelingi Keene 1973 -- (Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2012:247 [ref. 32009], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:150 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:240 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1175 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes ebelingi Keene 1973. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Tropical and warm temperate Atlantic, mostly northern part. Habitat: marine.

eulepis, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:70, Fig. 27 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Off Ghana, 0°31'S, 11°02'W, Dana station D4000, depth about 200 meters (600 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 3760 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41141. Paratypes: SIO 60-239 (1); ZMUC P412 (1), P41142-151 (10). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling 1962 -- (Ebeling 1986:428 [ref. 5651], Maul 1990:612 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:969 [ref. 23897], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2014:640 [ref. 33889], Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:387 [ref. 35038], Sutton et al. 2020:237 [ref. 37832], Afonso et al. 2021:468 [ref. 38384], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1192 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical oceans (including Gulf of Mexico), except for eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

eurous, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2016:28, Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 56 (no. 1); ref. 34170] Station 84, Baikal cruise three, 6°01′N, 100°00′W, trawling depth 0-155 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-23473. Paratypes: ZMMU. •Valid as Melamphaes eurous Kotlyar 2016 -- (Kotlyar 2016:389 [ref. 35038], Kotlyar 2024:1239 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes eurous Kotlyar 2016. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Equatorial eastern Pacific, depth 0-1300 meters. Habitat: marine.

falsidicus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2011:573, Fig. 3 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 51 (no. 8); ref. 31579] Northern slope of the Grand Bank, off Newfoundland, northwestern Atlantic, depth about 700 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-10537. Paratypes: ZMMU P-22664 (1), P-22665 (1). Non-type material: North Atlantic specimens of microps, non Günther 1878 may be variants of this species (p. 573). •Valid as Melamphaes falsidicus Kotlyar 2011 -- (Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Carneiro et al. 2019:150 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:242 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1153 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes falsidicus Kotlyar 2011. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas north to off newfoundland (Canada); North Atlantic: southern Greenland, Iceland; northeastern Atlantic: Azores north to off Scotland (U.K.). Habitat: marine.

hubbsi, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:99, Fig. 36 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Southeast of St. Helena, 19°16'S, 1°48'W, Dana station D3981, depth 100 meters (300 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 5070 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41152. Paratypes: (5) ZMUC P41153-55 (3). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes hubbsi Ebeling 1962 -- (Maul 1990:612 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2016:256 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:389 [ref. 35038], Sutton et al. 2020:239 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1251 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes hubbsi Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Southern-central Atlantic: central and warm temperate southern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

inconspicuus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:264, Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 3); ref. 33882] North Atlantic, 31°24'N, 21°24'W, depth 175-196 meters over bottom depth of ca. 5000 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P.23453. Paratypes: ZMMU P.23453 (1), P.23454 (3). •Valid as Melamphaes inconspicuus Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Sutton et al. 2020:238 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1202 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes inconspicuus Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Atlantic: north to 38°N, south to southeastern Atlantic at 22°S. Habitat: marine.

indicus, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:85, Fig. 32 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Sulawesi Sea [ca. 47 kilometers northwest of Manado, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, western Pacific], 1°42'N, 124°29'E, Dana station D3682, depth about 350 meters (1000 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 3660 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41156. Paratypes: (3) ZMUC P41157-58, plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes indicus Ebeling 1962 -- (Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:296 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2016:24 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:389 [ref. 35038], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Carneiro et al. 2019:150 [ref. 37250], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505], Kotlyar 2024:1233 [ref. 41727], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes indicus Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Madagascar east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.); eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to northern Chile. Habitat: marine.

janae, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:81, Fig. 30 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Eastern tropical Pacific, off Colombia, 4°04'N, 78°43'W, depth 1335 meters over bottom depth of 3810 meters. Holotype: SIO 55-244. Paratypes: SIO 52-355 (1), 55-221 (1), 55-244 (21), 55-246 (1), 55-249 (4); YPM 3745 (1); ZMUC P41159-167 (9); plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes janae Ebeling 1962 -- (Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Mundy 2005:297 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2015:637 [ref. 34100], Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:252 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Kimura et al. 2019:90 [ref. 37116], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:104 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1228 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes janae Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), eastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.) south to Peru. Habitat: marine.

kobylyanskyi, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:265, Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 3); ref. 33882] Walvis Ridge, southeastern Atlantic, 29°28'S, 0°11'E, trawling depth 2000-0 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-23455. •Valid as Melamphaes kobylyanskyi Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2015:517 [ref. 33995], Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Sutton et al. 2020:238 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1208 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes kobylyanskyi Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: South Atlantic: off northern Argentina, uruguay and southern Brfazil east to Walvis Ridge. Habitat: marine.

laeviceps, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:63, Fig. 25 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] North of the Galápagos Islands, 1°01.5'N, 91°45.7'W, depth 939-1109 meters over botttom at 2288 meters. Holotype: SIO 52-409 [spec. 1]. Paratypes: SIO 52-338 (2), 52-363 (1), 52-409 [spec. 2] (1); CAS-SU 46355 (1); ZMUC P41168-71 (4). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling 1962 -- (Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 1999:452 [ref. 24875], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:297 [ref. 28379], Kotlyar 2014:633 [ref. 33889], Kotlyar 2016:252 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1196 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Tropical central and eastern Pacific: central California (U.S.A.) south to Chile, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

lentiginosus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:646, Fig. 3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 6); ref. 34100] Walvis Ridge, 25°42'S, 2°21'W, 250-0 meters over 1600 meters bottom depth. Holotype: ZMMU P-23466. Paratypes: ZMMU. •Valid as Melamphaes lentiginosus Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:252 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Sutton et al. 2020:237 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1230 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes lentiginosus Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic Ocean: mid-Atlantic Ridge, Walvis Ridge. Habitat: marine.

leprus, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:60, Fig. 24 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] North of Ascension Island, 3°45'S, 10°00'W, Dana station D3999, depth about 350 meters (1000 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 3719 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41172. Paratypes: (9) ZMUC P41173-75 (3), plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes leprus Ebeling 1962 -- (Maul 1990:612 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2011:578 [ref. 31579], Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Sutton et al. 2020:241 [ref. 37832], Afonso et al. 2021:470 [ref. 38384], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448], Kotlyar 2024:1162 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes leprus Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: off northern Brazil; eastern Atlantic: Guinea Bissau south to Gabon, including Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

longivelis, Melamphaes microps Parr [A. E.] 1933:16, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 3 (art. 6); ref. 3373] Off Acklins Island, Bahama, western Atlantic, 22°31'N, 74°26'W, Pawnee station 41,10000 feet wire out. Holotype: YPM 2833. Paratypes: YPM 2834 (1). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:15-16 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Melamphaes longivelis Parr 1933 -- (Ebeling 1962:73 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:111 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:757 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:428 [ref. 5651], Paxton et al. 1989:371 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Maul 1990:613 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:126 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:75 [ref. 24952], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Nakabo 2000:480 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Moore in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:480 [ref. 26001], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37547], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Bray 2008:410 [ref. 30620], Kotlyar 2015:260 [ref. 33882], Kotlyar 2015:518 [ref. 33995], Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Carneiro et al. 2019:150 [ref. 37250], Kimura et al. 2019:90 [ref. 37116], Sutton et al. 2020:238 [ref. 37832], Afonso et al. 2021:471 [ref. 38384], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1200 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes longivelis Parr 1933. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: between 41°N and 43°S, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

lugubris, Melamphaes Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:59 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] California coast south of Point Conception, 32°40'30"N, 117°31'30"W, U.S.A., Albatross station 2923, depth 822 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 44287 (poor condition). Non-types: MCZ 28754-55 (2). Originally as Melamphaës lugubris. •Valid as Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert 1890 -- (Ebeling 1962:36 [ref. 5896], Amaoka in Amaoka et al. 1983:253, 326 [ref. 8379], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:111 [ref. 6441], Peden et al. 1985:11 [ref. 24081], Matarese et al. 1989:254 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:130 [ref. 14674], Shinohara et al. 1994:77 [ref. 22800], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Nakabo 2000:480 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:24 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:319 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:480 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27579], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:297 [ref. 28379], Kotlyar 2011:558 [ref. 31578], Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Parin et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33547], Burton & Lea 2019:55 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1137 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes lugubris Gilbert 1890. Melamphaidae. Distribution: North Pacific: off Pacific coast of northern Japan and Sea of Okhotsk (Russia) north to southern Bering Sea, then Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) and west coast of Mexico, including Hawaiian Ridge (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

macrocephalus, Melamphaes Parr [A. E.] 1931:41, Fig. 16 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 2 (art. 4); ref. 3371] Pacific coast off Mexico, 16°14'00"N, 99°36'30"W, 3750 feet wire out over bottom depth of 1800 fathoms. Holotype: YPM 2697. Paratypes: YPM 2698 (now 14), 2699 (now 3), 8040 [ex 2698] (4), 8041 [ex 2699] (2); USNM 92125 (1). Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:15 [ref. 16741]; YPM 8040 and 8041 are also paratypes of M. spinifer. •Valid as Melamphaes macrocephalus Parr 1931 -- (Ebeling 1962:48 [ref. 5896], Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Kotlyar 2011:576 [ref. 31579], Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Love et al. 2021:98 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:249 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1159 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes macrocephalus Parr 1931. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: California (U.S.A.) (ca 30°N) south to Chile (ca. 23°S), west to 130°W, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

manifestus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2011:566, Fig. 5 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 51 (no. 8); ref. 31578] Off West Africa, 4°40'N, 12°00'W, depth 780 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-22661 (84.0 mm SL). Paratypes: ZMMU P-22661 (5). •Valid as Melamphaes manifestus Kotlyar 2011 -- (Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Sutton et al. 2020:241 [ref. 37832], Kotlyar 2024:1145 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes manifestus Kotlyar 2011. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Liberia. Habitat: marine.

microps, 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] Between Cape of Good Hope and Kerguelen Island, 46°46'S, 45°31'E, Challenger station 146, depth 1375 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.5. On p. 19 of separate. See also Günther 1887:26 [ref. 2013]. See Kotlyar 2011:566 [ref. 31578] for discussion of separate species represented in this complex., •Valid as Melamphaes microps (Günther 1878) -- (Ebeling 1962:32 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:758 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:428 [ref. 5651], Scott & Scott 1988:319 [ref. 25518], Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:157 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:130 [ref. 14674], Gon 1990:218 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:126 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:76 [ref. 24952], Trunov 1999:465 [ref. 24579], Moore et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Duhamel et al. 2005:284 [ref. 32059], Møller et al. 2010:48 [ref. 31169], Kotlyar 2011:564 [ref. 31578], Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Stewart & Bray 2015:980 [ref. 34276], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:150 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:240 [ref. 37832], Bañón & Maño 2021:63 [ref. 38883], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Reading & Horton 2023:15 [ref. 41317], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1143 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes microps (Günther 1878). Melamphaidae. Distribution: North Atlantic between 30°N and 64°N; South Atlantic between 27°S and 46°S (off southwest tip of Africa); southern Indian Ocean, western South Pacific off New Zealand, southeastern Pacific [but possibly only the southern Indian Ocean and the southeastern Atlantic on ref. 31578]. Habitat: marine.

nikolayi, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2012:251, Fig. 4 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 52 (no. 4); ref. 32009] Subtropical Northwestern Pacific, 29°20'N, 142°41'E, trawling depth 1000 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU 22672. •Valid as Melamphaes nikolayi Kotlyar 2012 -- (Kotlyar 2024:1180 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes nikolayi Kotlyar 2012. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Subtropical Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

occlusus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2012:249, Fig. 3 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 52 (no. 4); ref. 32009] Madagascar Ridge, 33°06'S, 45°28'E, southwestern Indian Ocean, bottom trawling depth 1500-1610 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-22671. One additional record questionably included. •Valid as Melamphaes occlusus Kotlyar 2012 -- (Kotlyar 2024:1178 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes occlusus Kotlyar 2012. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Subtropical southwestern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

pachystomus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2011:575, Fig. 4 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 51 (no. 8); ref. 31579] Off northern Peru, southeastern Pacific Ocean, 7°51'S, 80°57'W, depth 900-1000 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-22666 (62.0 mm SL). Paratypes: ZMMU P-22666 (2). Non-types: Parin et al. 1990 specimen doubtfully included. •Valid as Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar 2011 -- (Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Kotlyar 2016:238 [319] [ref. 38816], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1157 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar 2011. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific Ocean: off Baja California (Mexico); southeastern Pacific Ocean: off Peru. Habitat: marine.

papavereus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2016:251, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 34507] Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, 12°59'N, 82°25'E, depth 1000-0 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-23866. •Valid as Melamphaes papavereus Kotlyar 2016 -- (Kotlyar 2016:389 [ref. 35038], Kotlyar 2024:1243 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes papavereus Kotlyar 2016. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal (India). Habitat: marine.

parini, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 1999:456 [428], Fig. 4b [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 24875] Okhotsk Sea, 48°59'N, 152°00'E, depth 1000-50 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 47771. On p. 428 of English translation. •Valid as Melamphaes parini Kotlyar 1999 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:25 [ref. 25650], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2012:142 [ref. 31963], Kotlyar 2012:254 [ref. 32009], Parin et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33547], Kotlyar 2024:1170 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes parini Kotlyar 1999. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Temperate North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk and northeastern Pacific, south to off Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

parvus, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:77, Fig. 29 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Off Mexico, southeast of Guadalupe Island, 28°37'N, 118°13'W, depth 0-860 meters over bottom depth of more than 1830 meters. Holotype: SIO 57-216. Paratypes: SIO 51-354, -377 (2, 1), 53-305A (1), 54-100, -102 (3, 1); UW 14519 (1), 14521 (1), 14523-25 (1, 2, 1), 14532 (1), 14534-35 (1, 3), 14537-38 (2, 1), 14541 (3), 14543 (1), 14545-46 (3, 3), 14548 (1). •Valid as Melamphaes parvus Ebeling 1962 -- (Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Kotlyar 2015:636 [ref. 34100], Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:252 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Kimura et al. 2019:90 [ref. 37116], Love et al. 2021:98 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1220 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes parvus Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Northern California (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico), west to about 145°W. Habitat: marine.

polylepis, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:43, Fig. 20 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] South of Sri Lanka, 5°21'N, 80°38'E, Dana station D3909, depth about 2250 meters (4500 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 4120 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41178. Paratypes: ZMA 100442 (1), ZMUC P41179-81 (3). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:60 [ref. 9588], Nijssen et al. 1982:78 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling 1962 -- (Amaoka in Amaoka et al. 1983:253, 326 [ref. 8379], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:277 [ref. 14275], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:111 [ref. 6441], Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:157 [ref. 24556], Maul 1990:613 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Shinohara et al. 1996:173 [ref. 26605], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Nakabo 2000:480 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Moore in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:480 [ref. 26001], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Kotlyar 2004:3 [ref. 27590], Mundy 2005:298 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2011:560 [ref. 31578], Kotlyar 2011:569 [ref. 31579], Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Mincarone et al. 2014:1548 [ref. 33546], Stewart & Bray 2015:981 [ref. 34276], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:151 [ref. 37250], Kimura et al. 2019:5 [ref. 37790], Sutton et al. 2020:241 [ref. 37832], Afonso et al. 2021:471 [ref. 38384], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1148 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas; Atlantic between the equator and 20°N, Indian Ocean between 15°N and 15°S, Pacific between 34°N and 31°S east to off Mexico; northern central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

proximus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:509, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 5); ref. 33995] Indian Ocean and western Pacific, 30°50'S, 93°08'E, depth 1162 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-17331. Paratypes: IORAS, ZMMU. •Valid as Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Kotlyar 2024:1213 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

pumilus, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:106, Fig. 40 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Off Bermuda, 32°12'N, 64°36'W, depth 1829 meters over bottom depth of 2380 meters. Holotype: CAS-SU 42838 [ex NYZS 12988]. Paratypes: BMNH 1931.12.18.2 (1); FMNH 49666-67 (1, 2), 49722-23 (12, 4), 49725 (11), 49728 (1); CAS-SU (now 14, 12 lots); YPM 2830 (14), 2831 (1); ZMUC P41182-203 (74); plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:60 [ref. 9588], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:55 [ref. 12367], Moore & Boardman 1991:16 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling 1962 -- (Maul 1990:613 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:970 [ref. 23897], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:385, 389 [ref. 35038] as pumilis, Carneiro et al. 2019:151 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:239 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1258 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: North Atlantic: between 10°N to 40°N and 25°W to 30°W, including Gulf 0of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

shcherbachevi, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:648, Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 6); ref. 34100] Mozambique Channel, 23°21'S, 43°22'E, 1200-0 meters depth. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-23700. Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805]. •Valid as Melamphaes shcherbachevi Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:252 [ref. 34507], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Kotlyar 2024:1232 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes shcherbachevi Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

simus, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:94, Fig. 34 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] South of Canary Islands [eastern Atlantic], 27°19'N, 16°41'W, Dana station D4010, depth about 350 meters (1000 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 3460 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41204. Paratypes: BMNH 1930.1.12.977-980 (4); ?MCZ [ex Woods Hole] (1), NHMG 1431 (1); ZMUC P41205-220 (40); plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:60 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes simus Ebeling 1962 -- (Ebeling 1986:429 [ref. 5651], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:759 [ref. 13676], Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:156 [ref. 24556], Maul 1990:614 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:69 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:76 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:971 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:124 [ref. 24106], Porteiro et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24203], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Paxton & Moore in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:298 [ref. 28379], Mincarone et al. 2014:1548 [ref. 33546], Stewart & Bray 2015:982 [ref. 34276], Kotlyar 2016:253 [ref. 34507], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:389 [ref. 35038], Carneiro et al. 2019:151 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:239 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:202 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1246 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes simus Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

spinifer, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:67, Fig. 26 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] North of the Galápagos Islands, 1°01.5'N, 91°45.7'W, depth 939-1109 meters over bottom depth of 2288 meters. Holotype: SIO 52-409. Paratypes: SIO 52-419 (1), 54-89 (1), 55-221 (1), 55-244 (1); YPM 8040 (4), 8041 (2); ZMUC P417-11, P41221-235. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:60 [ref. 9588], Moore & Boardman 1991:16 [ref. 16741]. •Valid as Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling 1962 -- (Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Kotlyar 2014:635 [ref. 33889], Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Fourriére et al. 2016:457 [ref. 34668], Kotlyar 2016:387 [ref. 35038], Love et al. 2021:98 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1189 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Chile (34°S), west to about 130°W. Habitat: marine.

suborbitalis, Plectromus Gill [T. N.] 1883:258 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 6 (no. 380); ref. 1724] East of New Jersey, U.S.A., 38°52'40"N, 69°24'40"W, Albatross station 2036, depth 1735 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 33271. •Valid as Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill 1883) -- (Ebeling 1962:56 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:344 [ref. 7171], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:111 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:759 [ref. 13676], Scott & Scott 1988:320 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:371 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:157 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:130 [ref. 14674], Maul 1990:614 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:69 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:76 [ref. 24952], Parin & Kotlyar 1998:557 [ref. 24683], Kotlyar 1999:449 [ref. 24875], Nakabo 2000:480 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:480 [ref. 26001], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:298 [ref. 28379], Paxton et al. 2006:748 [ref. 28995], Kotlyar 2012:137 [ref. 31963], Kotlyar 2012:254 [ref. 32009], Stewart & Bray 2015:983 [ref. 34276], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:151 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:240 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:98 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:202 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1163 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill 1883). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Nearly circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas, but not in eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

succedaneus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015:517, Fig. 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 55 (no. 5); ref. 33995] Eastern Pacific, 0°02'S, 122°04'W, trawling depth 300-0 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-23459. Paratypes: IORAS, ZMMU. Species epithet once spelled succedanaus in title of English translation, otherwise succedaneus. •Valid as Melamphaes succedaneus Kotlyar 2015 -- (Kotlyar 2016:22 [ref. 34170], Kotlyar 2016:388 [ref. 35038], Kimura et al. 2019:90 [ref. 37116], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1218 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes succedaneus Kotlyar 2015. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: off California (U.S.A.) south to off Chile; questionably northeast of Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

typhlops, Metopias Lowe [R. T.] 1843:90 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843 (pt 11); ref. 2832] Off Madeira. Neotype: BMNH 1864.11.8.1. Neotype designated by Ebeling 1962:92 [ref. 5896] and confirmed by Maul 1973 [ref. 7171]. •Valid as Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe 1843) -- (Ebeling 1962:88 [ref. 5896], Maul 1973:343 [ref. 7171], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:760 [ref. 13676], Maul 1990:614 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:274 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:69 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:76 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:972 [ref. 23897], Porteiro et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24203], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:4 [ref. 27590], Mincarone et al. 2014:1551 [ref. 33546], Kotlyar 2016:30 [ref. 34170], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Kotlyar 2016:389 [ref. 35038], Carneiro et al. 2019:151 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:237 [ref. 37832], Afonso et al. 2021:472 [ref. 38384], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:202 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:250 [ref. 41622], Kotlyar 2024:1240 [ref. 41727]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe 1843). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Atlantic: between 45°N and 35°S, including Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: marine.

uniformis, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2013:776, Fig. 1 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 53 (no. 6); ref. 37797] Tasman Sea, southwestern Pacific, 32°30′S, 155°27′E, trawling depth 500 (0) m. Holotype (unique): ZMMU P-23301. •Valid as Melamphaes uniformis Kotlyar 2013 -- (Kotlyar 2018:618 [754] [ref. 38109]), Kotlyar 2024:1155 [ref. 41726]. Current status: Valid as Melamphaes uniformis Kotlyar 2013. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Walters Seamount, south of Madagascar; southwestern Pacific: Tasman Sea. Habitat: marine.

xestoachidus, Melamphaes Kotlyar [A. N.] 2011:563, Fig. 3 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 51 (no. 8); ref. 31578] Northwestern North Pacific, 44°54'N, 152°14'E, trawling depth 2400-3450 meters, over bottom depth of 8800-9600 meters. Holotype: ZMMU P-22660. Paratypes: ZMUU P-22660 (1). •Valid as Melamphaes xestoachidus Kotlyar 2011 -- (Kotlyar 2012:253 [ref. 32009], Parin et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33547], Kotlyar 2024:1142 [ref. 41726]). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes xestoachidus Kotlyar 2011. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: off Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.