melanostomus, Sebastodes Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1890:17 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 3; ref. 1256] Off Point Loma, near San Diego, California, U.S.A., depth 100 fathoms. Holotype (unique): lost in 1906 if at CAS. •Valid as Sebastes melanostomus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:143 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:316 [ref. 26885], Léon-Castro et al. 1993:324 [ref. 24939], Orr et al. 2000:17 [ref. 24942], Shytko 2001:49 [ref. 26410], Love et al. 2002:208 [ref. 26216], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:383 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:115 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:78 [ref. 37547], Orr & Hawkins 2008:128 [ref. 29591], Butler et al. 2012:54 [ref. 40735], Page et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:142 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:60 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:109 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:180 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Sebastes melanostomus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890). Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern British Columbia (Canada) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico), juveniles straying to southern Baja California Sur (Mexico). Habitat: marine.