orientale, Melanostigma Tominaga [Y.] 1971:151, Figs. 1-3 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 4); ref. 7709] Sagami Bay, Japan, 35°08'N, 139°16'E, depth about 600-0 meters. Holotype: ZUMT 52454. Paratypes: ZUMT 52455 (1, c&s), 52456 [ex NMC 71-208] (1). •Valid as Melanostigma orientale Tominaga 1971 -- (Toyoshima in Masuda et al. 1984:309 [ref. 6441], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Nakabo 2000:1040 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1040 [ref. 26193], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Balushkin et al. 2011:1026 [ref. 32449], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma orientale Tominaga 1971. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.