paucilaternatus, Melanostomias Parin [N. V.] & Pokhil'skaya [G. N.] 1978:80, Figs. 9a-b [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 111; ref. 8897] Western Pacific, 5°38'S, 130°53'E, depth 1000 meters. Holotype: ZIN 43781. Paratypes: ZIN 43782 (1), ZMMU P-14407 (1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:48 [ref. 25714]. •Valid as Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya 1978 -- (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6441], Gibbs 1986:241 [ref. 5655], Paxton et al. 1989:201 [ref. 12442], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:329 [ref. 14915], Fricke 1999:90 [ref. 24106], Harold 1999:1913 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:337 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:19 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:337 [ref. 26001], Paxton et al. 2006:449 [ref. 28995], Harold 2016:1814 [ref. 34568], Sutton et al. 2020:119 [ref. 37832], Fermon et al. 2022:177 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya 1978. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic; Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.