Species that contain: Bathygadus and melanobranchus [ 4 ] records

antrodes, Melanobranchus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:606, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 [1902]; ref. 2526] Sagami Bay, Japan, depth 501-749 fathoms [916-1370 meters]. Holotype: USNM 50932. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8564 (6), USNM 51442 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:59 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:551 [ref. 31656] •Valid as Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks 1904) -- (Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:93 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura & Kitajima 1984:197, 356 [ref. 8057], Howes & Crimmen 1990:191 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936], Sazonov 1994:150 [ref. 22658], Shinohara et al. 1996:168 [ref. 26605], Nakabo 2000:418 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:304 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:418 [ref. 26001], Chiou et al. 2004:39 [ref. 27691], Shinohara et al. 2005:416 [ref. 28370], Bañón et al. 2013:553 [ref. 33016], Iwamoto & Okamoto 2015:377 [ref. 33958], Iwamoto et al. 2015:37 [ref. 35408] with authors as Jordan & Gilbert). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus antrodes (Jordan & Starks 1904). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Japan, Okinawa and Emperor Seamounts chain. Habitat: marine.

melanobranchus, Bathygadus Vaillant [L. L.] 1888:206, Pl. 18 (figs. 1-1e) [Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman"; ref. 4496] Morocco coast, 32°31'N, 9°48'W, station 33, depth 1350 meters. Lectotype: MNHN 1886-0112. Paralectotypes: (95) BMNH 1890.6.16.35-36 [ex MNHN] (now 1); MCZ 27609 (2, missing); MNHN 1886-0096 to 0097 (1, 1), 1886-0102 to 0105 (1, 1, 1, 1), 1886-0111 (1), 1886-0114 to 0115 (1, 1); NRM 5728 [ex MNHN] (1); USNM 42083 (1), 42211 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1972:660-661 [ref. 11384], Bailly et al. 1999:223 [ref. 24244]. Lectotype selected by Eschmeyer 1998:1051 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888 -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Arai in Uyeno et al. 1983:212 [ref. 14275], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:646 [ref. 13676], Iwamoto 1986:332 [ref. 5674], Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:186 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:95 [ref. 18936], Boschung 1992:74 [ref. 23239], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:142 [ref. 25472], Cervigón 1996:146 [ref. 24489], Santos et al. 1997:54 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:65 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:768 [ref. 23897], Iwamoto 2003:990 [ref. 27010], Menezes & Figueiredo in Menezes et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27192], Bañón et al. 2013:561 [ref. 33016], Bañón et al. 2016:314 [ref. 34397], Iwamoto 2016:1962 [ref. 34585], Carneiro et al. 2019:131 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:113 [ref. 38139], Bañón & Maño 2021:58 [ref. 38883], Fermon et al. 2022:198 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888. Bathygadidae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

micronema, Melanobranchus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:661, Fig. 258 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Pailolo Channel, between Maui Island and Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, 2°N, 2°24'E, Albatross station 4094, depth 753-787 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 51643. The specific epithet is an indeclinable noun. •Synonym of Gadomus melanopterus Gilbert 1905 -- (Howes & Crimmen 1990:199 [ref. 15692]). •Valid as Bathygadus micronema (Gilbert 1905) -- (Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:94 [ref. 18936] as micronemus). Current status: Valid as Bathygadus micronema (Gilbert 1905). Bathygadidae. Distribution: Pacific. Habitat: marine.

vaillanti, Bathygadus Roule [L.] & Angel [F.] 1933:63, Pl. 3 (fig. 30) [Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er Monaco. Fasc. 86; ref. 3827] South of Pic Island, Azores, northeastern Atlantic, 32°23'N, 28°23'30"W, station 3250, depth 1153 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1513. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:16 [ref. 21544], Bailly et al. 1999:224 [ref. 24244]. •Synonym of Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888 -- (Marshall 1973:288 [ref. 7194], Geistdoerfer in Whitehead et al. 1986:646 [ref. 13676], Geistdoerfer 1990:543 [ref. 16195], Howes & Crimmen 1990:186 [ref. 15692], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:95 [ref. 18936]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant 1888. Bathygadidae. Habitat: marine.