Species that contain: Melanostigma and gelatinosum [ 2 ] records

flaccidum, Melanostigma Waite [E. R.] 1914:129, Pl. 6 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 46 (art. 22); ref. 14178] Kaikoura, New Zealand, at surface. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther 1881 -- (Anderson 1988:62 [ref. 7304], Anderson 1990:270 [ref. 21695], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603]). •Valid as Melanostigma flaccidum Waite 1914 -- (Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma flaccidum Waite 1914. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: East coast of South Island, New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

gelatinosum, Melanostigma Günther [A.] 1881:21, Pl. 2 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 49, 1881 (pt 1) (art. 1) (for 4 Jan. 1881); ref. 2012] Tilly Bay, Strait of Magellan, Chile, depth 24 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1880.7.28.4 [or 28.7]. •Valid as Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther 1881 -- (Anderson 1986:343 [ref. 5633], Nakamura in Nakamura et al. 1986:238 [ref. 14235], Anderson 1988:63 [ref. 7304], Paxton et al. 1989:322 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:49 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:211 [ref. 24556], Anderson 1990:4 [ref. 16143], Anderson 1990:270 [ref. 21695], Miller 1993:642 [ref. 21297], Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:8 [ref. 27603], Duhamel et al. 2005:322 [ref. 32059], Paxton et al. 2006:964 [ref. 28994], Anderson & Møller 2007:183 [ref. 29401], Balushkin et al. 2011:970 [ref. 32449], Møller & Anderson 2015:1428 [ref. 34289], Balushkin & Moganova 2017:131 [ref. 35279], Balushkin & Moganova 2018:136 [ref. 35877], Balushkin & Orlovskaya 2019:136 [ref. 36664], Balushkin 2019:287 [ref. 36807], Orlovskaya & Balushkin 2019:505 [ref. 37050]). Current status: Valid as Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther 1881. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Pacific coast of South America. Habitat: marine.