brevirostris, Xenoceratias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1932:57, Fig. 84 [Dana Report No. 2; ref. 3682] Sulawesi Sea, 3°20'N, 123°50'E, station 3739, about 1500 meters (3000 meters wire out). Holotype (unique): ZMUC P9247. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:86 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Melanocetus johnsonii Günther 1864 -- (Bertelsen 1990:492 [ref. 15654] as johnsoni, Pietsch 2009:362 [ref. 30766]). Current status: Synonym of Melanocetus johnsonii Günther 1864. Melanocetidae. Habitat: marine.