palauense, Laemonema Okamura [O.] in Okamura et al. 1982:137, Pl. 83 [Fishes of the Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Tosa Bay; ref. 8256] Kyushu-Palau Ridge, 28°05'N, 134°42'E, depth 550 meters. Holotype: FUMT-P 1992-1. Paratypes: FUMT-P 1992-2 to 1992-4 (3); BSKU 35967-68 (2). •Valid as Laemonema palauense Okamura 1982 -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:92 [ref. 6441], Parin & Sazonov 1990:8 [ref. 20171], Paulin & Roberts 1997:25 [ref. 23231], Nakabo 2000:412 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:412 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2011:365 [ref. 31242]). •Synonym of Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert 1905 -- (Meléndez C. & Markle 1997:647 [ref. 23369], Mundy 2005:258 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:123 [ref. 30952], Yu & Ho 2012:41 [ref. 32507]). Current status: Synonym of Laemonema rhodochir Gilbert 1905. Moridae. Habitat: marine.