pelagicus, Melanocetus Brauer [A.] 1902:295 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 25 (no. 668); ref. 631] West of Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, Valdivia station 228, depth 0-2500 meters, bottom depth 3460 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMB 17711. •Valid as Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer 1902) -- (Pietsch 1979:14 [ref. 3474], Stewart & Pietsch 1998:5 [ref. 23378], Pietsch 1999:2026 [ref. 24766], Nakabo 2000:467 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:467 [ref. 26001], Love et al. 2005:59 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:269 [ref. 28379], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:200 [ref. 28944], Pietsch 2009:445 [ref. 30766], Parin et al. 2014:185 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Pietsch 2015:904 [ref. 34271], Pietsch 2016:2059 [ref. 34597], Robertson et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35676], Love et al. 2021:87 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:165 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Caulophryne pelagica (Brauer 1902). Caulophrynidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate oceans. Habitat: marine.