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Species in the genus Melanostigma: [ 16 ] records

atlanticum, Melanostigma Koefoed [E.] 1952:19, Pl. 2 (fig. D) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 2652] North Atlantic, 57°41'N, 11°48'W, station 101, 2500 meters wire out. Holotype: ZMUB 4482. Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:150 [ref. 21547]. •Valid as Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed 1952 -- (Andriashev 1973:547 [ref. 9214], Andriashev in Whitehead et al. 1986:1148 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:236 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:414 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:165 [ref. 14674], Anderson & Almeida 1990:888 [ref. 19328], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Koyanagi in Okamura et al. 1995:206 [ref. 22531], Klein-MacPhee & Collette in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:468 [ref. 26158], Moore et al. 2003:229 [ref. 27076], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:31 [ref. 36649], Møller et al. 2010:64 [ref. 31169], Balushkin et al. 2011:969 [ref. 32449], Page et al. 2013:163 [ref. 32708], Afonso et al. 2016:68, 222 [ref. 36199], Anderson in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2760 [ref. 34618], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:135 [ref. 36664], Carneiro et al. 2019:288 [ref. 37250], Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019:505 [ref. 37050], Kovačić et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:84 [ref. 39014], Page et al. 2023:213 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed 1952. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Scotland south to Western Sahara, including Azores and Madeira; northwestern Atlantic: Newfoundland (Canada) to southeastern U.S.A. IUCN (2015): LC. Habitat: marine.

bathium, Melanostigma Bussing [W. A.] 1965:219, Fig. 15 [Antarctic Research Series, Washington DC. v. 5; ref. 9201] Off southern Chile, 40°15'S, 78°17'W. Holotype: LACM 10063. Paratypes: LACM 10064 (orig. 2, now 1), 10065-66 (1, 1); ZMUC P761048 [ex LACM 10064] (1). •Valid as Melanostigma bathium Bussing 1965 -- (Anderson 1988:62 [ref. 7304], Pequeño 1989:49 [ref. 14125], Anderson 1990:269 [ref. 21695], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Balushkin et al. 2011:1026 [ref. 32449], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807], Grove et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma bathium Bussing 1965. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific; Southern Ocean: Antarctic Peninsula (Antarctica). Habitat: marine.

bellingshauseni, Melanostigma Orlovskaya [M. V.] & Balushkin [A. V.] 2020:901, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 60 (no. 6); ref. 38033] Kerguelen plateau, southern Indian Ocean, 51°10'6"Z, 71°24'8"E, depth 1000 - 1010 meters. Holotype: ZIN 56518. Paratypes: ZIN 56519 (9). •Valid as Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2020. Current status: Valid as Melanostigma bellingshauseni Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2020. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Central Kerguelen plateau, southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

flaccidum, Melanostigma Waite [E. R.] 1914:129, Pl. 6 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 46 (art. 22); ref. 14178] Kaikoura, New Zealand, at surface. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther 1881 -- (Anderson 1988:62 [ref. 7304], Anderson 1990:270 [ref. 21695], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603]). •Valid as Melanostigma flaccidum Waite 1914 -- (Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma flaccidum Waite 1914. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: East coast of South Island, New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

gelatinosum, Melanostigma Günther [A.] 1881:21, Pl. 2 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 49, 1881 (pt 1) (art. 1) (for 4 Jan. 1881); ref. 2012] Tilly Bay, Strait of Magellan, Chile, depth 24 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1880.7.28.4 [or 28.7]. •Valid as Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther 1881 -- (Anderson 1986:343 [ref. 5633], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:238 [ref. 14235], Anderson 1988:63 [ref. 7304], Paxton et al. 1989:322 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:49 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:211 [ref. 24556], Anderson 1990:4 [ref. 16143], Anderson 1990:270 [ref. 21695], Miller 1993:642 [ref. 21297], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Duhamel et al. 2005:322 [ref. 32059], Paxton et al. 2006:964 [ref. 28994], Anderson & Møller 2007:183 [ref. 29401], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Møller & Anderson 2015:1428 [ref. 34289], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807], Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019:505 [ref. 37050]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther 1881. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Pacific coast of South America. Habitat: marine.

inexpectatum, Melanostigma Parin [N. V.] 1977:63, Fig. 2 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 107; ref. 7274] Western equatorial Pacific, 1°15'S, 142°46'E, estimated depth 1000 meters (3300 meters wire out). Holotype (unique): ZIN 42640. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:160 [ref. 33667]. •Valid as Melanostigma inexpectatum Parin 1977 -- (Anderson 1990:2 [ref. 16143], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Anderson 2001:3494 [ref. 26279], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Anderson & Møller 2007:183 [ref. 29401], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Møller & Anderson 2015:1429 [ref. 34289], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:135 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma inexpectatum Parin 1977. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

japonicum, Melanostigma Balushkin [A. V.] 2019:284, Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 36807] Tosa Bay, southern Japan, 32°59'19"N, 133°35'52"E, depth 700 - 720 meters. Holotype (unique): BSKU 44840. •Valid as Melanostigma japonicum Balushkin 2019. Current status: Valid as Melanostigma japonicum Balushkin 2019. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Pacific coast of Japan. Habitat: marine.

kharini, Melanostigma Balushkin [A. V.] & Moganova [M. V.] 2018:137, Figs. 1, 2c-d, 3-4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 35877] South Pacific Ocean, Hercules Ridge, north of Antarctic-South Pacific Rise, 53°45'S, 140°12'W, depth 290-600 meters. Holotype: ZIN 56163. Paratypes: ZIN 56164 (2). Plus nontype specimens. •Valid as Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova 2018 -- (Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova 2018. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: South Pacific Ocean: Hercules Ridge. Habitat: marine.

lazarevi, Melanostigma Orlovskaya [M. V.] & Balushkin [A. V.] 2020:682, Fig. [Journal of Ichthyology v. 60 (no. 5); ref. 37859] Holotype. Paratypes: •Valid as Melanostigma lazarevi Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2020. Current status: Valid as Melanostigma lazarevi Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2020. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean: D'Urville Sea. Habitat: marine.

meteori, Melanostigma Balushkin [A. V.] & Orlovskaya [M. V.] 2019:136, Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 36664] Meteor Bank, southeastern Atlantic Ocean, 48°02'S, 08°24'E, depth 950 - 1000 meters. Holotype: ZIN 56303. Paratypes: ZIN. •Valid as Melanostigma meteori Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019 -- (Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019:505 [ref. 37050]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma meteori Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Meteor Bank, southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Habitat: marine.

normani, Melanostigma Vladykov [V. D.] in Vladykov & McAllister 1961:71 [Nature Canada v. 88 (no. 3); ref. 21358] Not available, proposed conditionally after 1960; also without distinguishing features. •Nomen nudum, in the family Zoarcidae -- (Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:48 [ref. 27603]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Unknown. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae.

olgae, Melanostigma Balushkin [A. V.] & Moganova [M. V.] 2017:132, Fig. on p. 134 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 57 (no. 2); ref. 35279] Southern Ocean, South Sandwich Islands, 55°49'S, 27°44'W, depth 800-850 meters. Holotype: ZIN 56159. Paratypes: ZIN. •Valid as Melanostigma olgae Balushkin & Moganova 2017 -- (Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:135 [ref. 36664]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma olgae Balushkin & Moganova 2017. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Southern Ocean, South Sandwich Islands. Habitat: marine.

orientale, Melanostigma Tominaga [Y.] 1971:151, Figs. 1-3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 7709] Sagami Bay, Japan, 35°08'N, 139°16'E, depth about 600-0 meters. Holotype: ZUMT 52454. Paratypes: ZUMT 52455 (1, c&s), 52456 [ex NMC 71-208] (1). •Valid as Melanostigma orientale Tominaga 1971 -- (Toyoshima in Masuda et al. 1984:309 [ref. 6441], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Nakabo 2000:1040 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1040 [ref. 26193], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Balushkin et al. 2011:1026 [ref. 32449], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma orientale Tominaga 1971. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

pammelas, Melanostigma Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:472, Pl. 35 (lower) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A., 36°46'10"N, 121°58'45"W, Albatross station 3202, depth 382 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 53034 (missing). Paratypes: MCZ 28383 [ex USNM] (1); USNM 48599 (1, nearly disintigrated), 53034 (1). Non-type: CAS-SU 4000 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:101 [ref. 12291], Springer & Anderson 1997:20 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert 1896 -- (Anderson & Hubbs 1981:341 [ref. 5476], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:107 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:165 [ref. 14674], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:684 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Nelson et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:144 [ref. 37547], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Maslenikov et al. 2013:17 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:163 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:274 [ref. 35888], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807], Burton & Lea 2019:84 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:185 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:213 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert 1896. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern British Columbia (Canada) south to Gulf of Tehuantepec (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

thalassium, Melanostigma Orlovskaya [M. V.] & Balushkin [A. V.] 2019:500 [634], Figs. 1-3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 59 (no. 5); ref. 37050] Walvis Ridge, southeastern Atlantic, 33°16'2"S, 02°17'4"E, depth 960 - 1080 meters. Holotype: ZIN 56395. Paratypes: ZIN. •Valid as Melanostigma thalassium Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019. Current status: Valid as Melanostigma thalassium Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Walvis Ridge, southeastern Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

vitiazi, Melanostigma (Bandichthys) Parin [N. V.] 1980:167 [150], Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 19 (no. 1), 1980; ref. 3363] Banda Sea, 6°39'S, 126°37'E, depth 0-890 meters. Holotype: ZIN 44000. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:167 [ref. 33667]. On p. 150 of English translation. •Valid as Melanostigma vitiazi Parin 1980 -- (Anderson 1988:66 [ref. 7304], Paulin et al. 1989:211 [ref. 24556], Anderson 1990:5 [ref. 16143], Anderson 1990:271 [ref. 21695], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Anderson 2001:3494 [ref. 26279], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Duhamel et al. 2005:324[ref. 32059], Anderson & Møller 2007:183 [ref. 29401], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Møller & Anderson 2015:1430 [ref. 34289], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:286 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma vitiazi Parin 1980. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Banda Sea, Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.