Species that contain: Poromitra and megalops [ 2 ] records

macrophthalmus, Plectromus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] 1903:205, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Marine Investigations in South Africa v. 2; ref. 1645] Cape Point Lighthouse, bearing S.83°E. distance of 35.5 miles, South Africa, depth 360 fathoms. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Poromitra megalops (Lütken 1878) -- (Ebeling 1986:429 [ref. 5651], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Poromitra macrophthalma (Gilchrist 1903) -- (Kotlyar 2010:237 [ref. 30796], Kotlyar 2012:409 [ref. 32474], Fricke et al. 2014:40 [ref. 33932], Stewart & Bray 2015:986 [ref. 34276], Kimura et al. 2019:5 [ref. 37790], Kotlyar 2022:367 [511] [ref. 39953]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra macrophthalma (Gilchrist 1903). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical seas. Habitat: marine.

megalops, Melamphaes Lütken [C. F.] 1878:176 [2], Pl. 5 (figs. 1-3) [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1877; ref. 17567] South of Azores, northeastern Atlantic (stomach content). Holotype (unique): ZMUC 84. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:60 [ref. 9588]. On p. 2 of separate. •Valid as Poromitra megalops (Lütken 1878) -- (Maul 1973:345 [ref. 7171], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:762 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:429 [ref. 5651], Scott & Scott 1988:320 [ref. 25518], Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:131 [ref. 14674], Maul 1990:616 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:275 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:69 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:77 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:975 [ref. 23897], Fricke 1999:124 [ref. 24106], Porteiro et al. 1999:41 [ref. 24203], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Nakabo 2000:478 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:478 [ref. 26001], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:5 [ref. 27590], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:299 [ref. 28379], Bray 2008:410 [ref. 30620], Kotlyar 2010:231 [ref. 30796] with change in range, Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2012:409 [ref. 32474], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:152 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:141 [ref. 38139], Sutton et al. 2020:243 [ref. 37832], Afonso et al. 2021:473 [ref. 38384], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574], Fermon et al. 2022:202 [ref. 39448], Page et al. 2023:105 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Poromitra megalops (Lütken 1878). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, possibly southwestern Pacific and eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.