albibarba, Melanostomias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1930:114, Fig. 109b [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 3681] Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic. Syntypes: (6 + 7 juveniles) BMNH 1929.7.6.146-149 (4); ZMUC P202006-09 (4). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:21 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Melanostomias melanops Brauer 1902 -- (Morrow 1973:134 [ref. 7175], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:329 [ref. 14915]). Current status: Synonym of Melanostomias melanops Brauer 1902. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Habitat: marine.