malayanus, Melamphaes Weber [M.] 1913:187 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Manipa Strait, 3°20'S, 127°22.9'E, Siboga station 185, depth 1500-1536 m; Banda Sea, 3°32.5'S, 124°15.5'E, station 203, depth 1500-1536 meters. Syntypes: (3) ZMA 112432-33 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:78 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:581 [ref. 27867]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx malayanus (Weber 1913) -- (Kotlyar 2004:725 [ref. 27961] with subspecies, Kotlyar 2005:31 [ref. 28178]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx malayanus subspecies malayanus (Wener 1913) -- (Mundy 2005:299 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx malayanus (Weber 1913). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Subspecies malayanus in the Indo-Pacific; subspecies balushkini in the southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.