messanensis, Gymnocephalus Cocco [A.] 1829:142 [Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77); ref. 857] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. The original spelling in 1829 was messanensis, later misspelled as messinensis; the name does not occur in Cocco 1838 [ref. 865]. •Synonym of Centrolophus niger (Gmelin 1789) -- (Haedrich 1973:559 [ref. 7216] as messinensis dated 1838, Haedrich 1990:1010 [ref. 19509] as messinensis dated 1838). Current status: Synonym of Centrolophus niger (Gmelin 1789). Centrolophidae. Habitat: marine.