Species that contain: Melichthys and bispinosus [ 1 ] records

bispinosus, Melichthys Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:125 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Clarion and Socorro Islands. Syntypes: (many). •Synonym of Melichthys niger (Bloch 1786) -- (Berry & Baldwin 1966:447 [ref. 20607], Moore 1967:693 [ref. 22820], Randall & Klausewitz 1973:60 [ref. 7581], Harmelin-Vivien & Quéro 1990:1059 [ref. 19527], Randall & Earle 2000:22 [ref. 25806], Parenti 2021:655 [ref. 38921], Matsuura 2022:420 [ref. 40250]). Current status: Synonym of Melichthys niger (Bloch 1786). Balistidae. Habitat: marine.