spinulosus, Centrocetus Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:53, Fig. 79 [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Indian Ocean, 12°02'S, 96°43'E, station 3847, 3000 meters wire out. Lectotype: ZMUC P9246. Paralectotype: BMNH 1932.5.3.8 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:86 [ref. 9588]. Lectotype selected by Pietsch & Van Duzer 1980:73. •Synonym of Melanocetus johnsonii Günther 1864 -- (Maul 1973:667 [ref. 7171] as johnson, Bertelsen 1990:492 [ref. 15654] as johnsoni, Pietsch 2009:362 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Melanocetus johnsonii Günther 1864. Melanocetidae. Habitat: marine.