pammelas, Melanostigma Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:472, Pl. 35 (lower) [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A., 36°46'10"N, 121°58'45"W, Albatross station 3202, depth 382 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 53034 (missing). Paratypes: MCZ 28383 [ex USNM] (1); USNM 48599 (1, nearly disintigrated), 53034 (1). Non-type: CAS-SU 4000 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:101 [ref. 12291], Springer & Anderson 1997:20 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert 1896 -- (Anderson & Hubbs 1981:341 [ref. 5476], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:107 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:165 [ref. 14674], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:684 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Nelson et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:144 [ref. 37547], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Maslenikov et al. 2013:17 [ref. 37947], Page et al. 2013:163 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:274 [ref. 35888], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807], Burton & Lea 2019:84 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:185 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:213 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma pammelas Gilbert 1896. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern British Columbia (Canada) south to Gulf of Tehuantepec (Mexico). Habitat: marine.