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.