frontosus, Melamphaes Garman [S.] 1899:67 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Eastern Pacific, 23°16'N, 107°31'W, 852 fathoms, 23°59'N, 108°40'W, 995 fathoms, Albatross stations 3430 and 3431, depth 852-995 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28749-50 (1, 1). •Synonym of Poromitra crassiceps (Günther 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237], Gon 1990:219 [ref. 21680], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra frontosa (Garman 1899) -- (Kotlyar 2009:428 [ref. 30275], Kotlyar 2010:243 [ref. 30796]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra frontosa (Garman 1899). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Mexico south to Peru. Habitat: marine.