Species that contain: Chalinura and ctenomelas [ 1 ] records

ctenomelas, Chalinura Gilbert [C. H.] & Cramer [F.] 1897:430, Pl. 45 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1114); ref. 1635] Off Hawaiian Islands, 21°N, 157°W, Albatross station 3470 and 3472, depth 343 and 295 fathoms. Syntypes: CAS-SU 5043 (3); USNM 47704 (1), 47713 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:56 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Ventrifossa ctenomelas (Gilbert & Cramer 1897) -- (Iwamoto 1979:152 [ref. 2311], Iwamoto in Cohen et al. 1990:297 [ref. 18936], Iwamoto & Williams 1999:228 [ref. 23875], Mundy 2005:256 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Ventrifossa ctenomelas (Gilbert & Cramer 1897). Macrouridae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.