niger, Allocyttus James [G. D.], Inada [T.] & Nakamura [I.] 1988:319, Figs. 12-14 [New Zealand Journal of Zoology v. 15; ref. 6639] Chatham Rise, off New Zealand, 44°06'S, 178°24'E, depth 960-1015 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.15939. Paratypes: CAS 59664-66 (1, 1, 2); FSFL [= FSFRL] EA530 (1); NMNZ P.15940 (1), P.15941 (1), P.14942-43 (2), P.15947 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:9 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura 1988 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:162 [ref. 24556], James & Inada in Amaoka et al. 1990:220 [ref. 16024], Ward et al. 1996:11 [ref. 22511], Ward et al. 1998:233 [ref. 23535], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Tyler et al. 2003:15 [ref. 26742], Trunov & Kukuev 2004:426 [ref. 27891], Duhamel et al. 2005:290 [ref. 32059], Paxton et al. 2006:790 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:442 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1043 [ref. 34280]). Current status: Valid as Allocyttus niger James, Inada & Nakamura 1988. Oreosomatidae: Oreosomatinae. Distribution: New Zealand region and Australia, southwestern Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.