rubriventer, Melamphaes Koefoed [E.] 1953:27, Pl. 4 (fig. C) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 3); ref. 6486] Eastern North Atlantic, south of Azores Islands, 36°53'N, 29°47'W, depth 3000 meters. Syntypes: UBNM 4333 (5). •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:764 [ref. 13676], Kotlyar 1996:276 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:127 [ref. 23531], Moore et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27076]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed 1953) -- (Maul 1973:346 [ref. 7171], Arruda 1997:77 [ref. 24952], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:597 [ref. 27867], Kotlyar 2005:31 [ref. 28178], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:152 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:245 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed 1953). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic: south of Azores (Portugal). Habitat: marine.