Species that contain: Scopeloberyx and robustus [ 7 ] records

malayanus, Melamphaes Weber [M.] 1913:187 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Manipa Strait, 3°20'S, 127°22.9'E, Siboga station 185, depth 1500-1536 m; Banda Sea, 3°32.5'S, 124°15.5'E, station 203, depth 1500-1536 meters. Syntypes: (3) ZMA 112432-33 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:78 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:581 [ref. 27867]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx malayanus (Weber 1913) -- (Kotlyar 2004:725 [ref. 27961] with subspecies, Kotlyar 2005:31 [ref. 28178]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx malayanus subspecies malayanus (Wener 1913) -- (Mundy 2005:299 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx malayanus (Weber 1913). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Subspecies malayanus in the Indo-Pacific; subspecies balushkini in the southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

maxillaris, Melamphaes Garman [S.] 1899:66, Pl. D (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Eastern Pacific, 1°07'N, 80°21'W, Albatross station 3398, depth 1573 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28751 (poor condition). •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman 1899) -- (Kotlyar 2004:590 [ref. 27867], Kotlyar 2005:31 [ref. 28178]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman 1899). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

nigrescens, Melamphaes Brauer [A.] 1906:283, Pl. 13 (fig. 4) [Die Tiefsee-Fische v. 15; ref. 632] Gulf of Guinea; off southwestern Africa; northeastern New Amsterdam; northern Cocos Islands, Bengal Bay; Chagos, between Seychelles to Zanzibar (Tanzania). Syntypes: (25, 2 damaged) SMF 2080 (1); ZMB 17666 (3), 17668 (2), 22390 (1); ZMH 8236 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:416 [ref. 21161]. If recognized as valid from the Atlantic only, then a lectotype is needed. •Valid as Scopeloberyx nigrescens (Brauer 1906) -- (Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570]). •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Maul 1973:346 [ref. 7171] with question, Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:763 [ref. 13676], Maul 1990:617 [ref. 17237], Santos et al. 1997:70 [ref. 23531], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:582 [ref. 27867]). Current status: Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887). Melamphaidae. Habitat: marine.

nycterinus, Melamphaes Gilbert [C. H.] 1915:326, Pl. 16 (fig. 6) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 48 (no. 2075); ref. 1632] Off Santa Catalina Island, southern California, U.S.A., 32°54'20"N, 121°11'15"W, Albatross station 4393, depth 2113-2259 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 75810. •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:763 [ref. 13676], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:320 [ref. 25968], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590]). •Synonym of Scopeloberyx maxillaris (Garman 1899) -- (Kotlyar 2004:590 [ref. 27867]). Current status: Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887). Melamphaidae. Habitat: marine.

opercularis, Scopeloberyx Zugmayer [E.] 1911:8 [Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique (Monaco) No. 193; ref. 6161] Off Portugal, 36°07'N, 10°18'W, Princesse Alice station 3036, depth 0-4740 meters. Holotype (unique): MOM 0091-1179. Type catalog: Belloc 1949:12 [ref. 21544]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Zugmayer 1911:103, Pl. 5 (fig. 6) [ref. 4846]. •Valid as Scopeloberyx opercularis Zugmayer 1911 -- (Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Afonso et al. 2021:475 [ref. 38384], Eduardo et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39574]). •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Maul 1973:346 [ref. 7171] with question, Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:763 [ref. 13676], Maul 1990:617 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:582 [ref. 27867], Mincarone et al. 2014:1554 [ref. 33546]). Current status: Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Tropical Atlantic [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

robustus, Melamphaes Günther [A.] 1887:29 [Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger v. 22 (pt 57); ref. 2013] Mid-Atlantic, southwest of Sierra Leone, Challenger station 106, depth 1850 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.7.10. •Valid as Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Maul 1973:346 [ref. 7171], Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:110 [ref. 6441], Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:763 [ref. 13676], Ebeling 1986:430 [ref. 5651], Pequeño 1989:53 [ref. 14125], Maul 1990:617 [ref. 17237], Kotlyar 1996:276 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:70 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:77 [ref. 24952], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:977 [ref. 23897], Parin & Kotlyar 1998:558 [ref. 24683], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Nakabo 2000:479 [ref. 25086], Paxton & Moore in Randall & Lim 2000:600 [ref. 25122], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:25 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:320 [ref. 25968], Shinohara et al. 2001:310 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:479 [ref. 26001], Moore 2003:1163 [ref. 27002], Moore et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27076], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Savinykh & Tuponogov 2004:138 [ref. 27628], Kotlyar 2004:582 [ref. 27867], Kotlyar 2005:31 [ref. 28178], Love et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:300 [ref. 28379], Shinohara et al. 2005:421 [ref. 28370], Møller et al. 2010:48 [ref. 31169], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Mincarone et al. 2014:1553 [ref. 33546], Afonso et al. 2016:39, 274 [ref. 36199], Fourriére et al. 2016:457 [ref. 34668], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:152 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:245 [ref. 37832], Love et al. 2021:99 [ref. 39279], Fermon et al. 2022:202 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical through cold temperate seas. Habitat: marine.

rubriventer, Melamphaes Koefoed [E.] 1953:27, Pl. 4 (fig. C) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 4 (pt 2, no. 3); ref. 6486] Eastern North Atlantic, south of Azores Islands, 36°53'N, 29°47'W, depth 3000 meters. Syntypes: UBNM 4333 (5). •Synonym of Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther 1887) -- (Maul in Whitehead et al. 1986:764 [ref. 13676], Kotlyar 1996:276 [ref. 23292], Santos et al. 1997:127 [ref. 23531], Moore et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27076]). •Valid as Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed 1953) -- (Maul 1973:346 [ref. 7171], Arruda 1997:77 [ref. 24952], Kotlyar 2004:6 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2004:597 [ref. 27867], Kotlyar 2005:31 [ref. 28178], Moore 2016:2165 [ref. 34570], Carneiro et al. 2019:152 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:245 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Scopeloberyx rubriventer (Koefoed 1953). Melamphaidae. Distribution: Northeastern Atlantic: south of Azores (Portugal). Habitat: marine.