piceus, Figaro Chu [Y.-T.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Liu [J.-X.] 1983:104 (English p. 107), Figs. 1-2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 8358] South China Sea, 19°40'N, 115°E, depth 810 meters. Holotype: SCSFRI A89. Paratypes: SCSFRI D 2436 (1). •Synonym of Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan 1966) -- (Gledhill et al. 2008:179 [ref. 29686] as melanobranchius, White & Last 2013:243 [ref. 33042], Weigmann 2016:41 [ref. 34211]). Current status: Synonym of Parmaturus melanobranchus (Chan 1966). Pentanchidae. Distribution: South China Sea. Habitat: marine.