vitiazi, Melanostigma (Bandichthys) Parin [N. V.] 1980:167 [150], Figs. 1-2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 19 (no. 1), 1980; ref. 3363] Banda Sea, 6°39'S, 126°37'E, depth 0-890 meters. Holotype: ZIN 44000. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:167 [ref. 33667]. On p. 150 of English translation. •Valid as Melanostigma vitiazi Parin 1980 -- (Anderson 1988:66 [ref. 7304], Paulin et al. 1989:211 [ref. 24556], Anderson 1990:5 [ref. 16143], Anderson 1990:271 [ref. 21695], Anderson 1994:120 [ref. 21438], Anderson 2001:3494 [ref. 26279], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Duhamel et al. 2005:324[ref. 32059], Anderson & Møller 2007:183 [ref. 29401], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Møller & Anderson 2015:1430 [ref. 34289], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:286 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma vitiazi Parin 1980. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Banda Sea, Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.