pollicifer, Melanostomias Parin [N. V.] & Pokhil'skaya [G. N.] 1978:76 [Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Imeni P.P. Shirshova v. 111; ref. 8897] Western Pacific, 28°06'N, 134°48'E. Holotype: ZIN 43784. Paratypes: (3). •Valid as Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya 1978 -- (Fujii in Okamura et al. 1982:85, 330 [ref. 8256], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:51 [ref. 6441], Harold 1999:1913 [ref. 24741], Nakabo 2000:336 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:336 [ref. 26001], Fricke et al. 2019:62 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya 1978. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Tropical eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Habitat: marine.