merodontus, Paraliparis Stein [D. L.], Meléndez C. [R.] & Kong U. [I.] 1991:362, Figs. 8-9 [Copeia 1991 (no. 2); ref. 19979] Off central Chile, 31°29'S, 71°44'W, southeastern Pacific, depth 700 meters. Holotype: MNHNC P.6657. Paratypes: LACM 44893-1 (1); MNHNC P.6658-59 (1, 1), P.6664 (1); USNM 307337 (1). Type catalog: Meléndez C. et al. 1993:127 [ref. 24124]. •Valid as Paraliparis merodontus Stein, Meléndez C. & Kong U. 1991 -- (Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536], Karmovskaya 2006:566 [ref. 29417], Stein & Chernova 2002:155 [ref. 26234], Andriashev 2003:321 [ref. 26955] as merodontos and merodondos, Chernova et al. 2004:42 [ref. 27592], Stein 2005:10 [ref. 28392]). Current status: Valid as Paraliparis merodontus Stein, Meléndez C. & Kong U. 1991. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern South Pacific off Peru and Chile. Habitat: marine.