spilorhynchus, Melanostomias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1930:112, Pl. 10 (fig. 1); Figs. 105b, 107 [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 3681] North Atlantic. Syntypes: (48 + 1 damaged) BMNH 1929.7.6.137 (1); MNHN 1938-0120 (1), ZMUC P202019-54. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:310 [ref. 293], Nielsen 1974:22 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr 1927 -- (Scott & Scott 1988:178 [ref. 25518], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:327 [ref. 14915], Santos et al. 1997:37 [ref. 23531]). •Valid as Melanostomias spilorhynchus Regan & Trewavas 1930 -- (Morrow 1973:135 [ref. 7175], Harold 2003:912 [ref. 27001], Harold 2016:1814 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:102 [ref. 37250]). Current status: Valid as Melanostomias spilorhynchus Regan & Trewavas 1930. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.