melanopeza, Hoplostethus Roberts [C. D.] & Gomon [M. F.] 2012:346, Figs. 3-4 [Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria v. 69; ref. 32372] North Island, Bay of Plenty, Mayor Knolls, 12 km east of Mayor Island, 37°19.07' S, 176°25.35' E, New Zealand, depth 320 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.053205. Paratypes: many at AMS, CSIRO, MNHN, NMNZ, NMV, USNM. •Valid as Hoplostethus melanopeza Roberts & Gomon 2012 -- (Roberts & Gomon 2015:1015 [ref. 34279]). Current status: Valid as Hoplostethus melanopeza Roberts & Gomon 2012. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Tasman Sea and South Fiji Basins in the south-western Pacific, including Kermadec Ridge and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.