kharini, Melanostigma Balushkin [A. V.] & Moganova [M. V.] 2018:137, Figs. 1, 2c-d, 3-4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 35877] South Pacific Ocean, Hercules Ridge, north of Antarctic-South Pacific Rise, 53°45'S, 140°12'W, depth 290-600 meters. Holotype: ZIN 56163. Paratypes: ZIN 56164 (2). Plus nontype specimens. •Valid as Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova 2018 -- (Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma kharini Balushkin & Moganova 2018. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: South Pacific Ocean: Hercules Ridge. Habitat: marine.