melanurum, Dysomma Chen [J. T. F.] & Weng [H. T. C.] 1967:84, Fig. 63 [Biological Bulletin Tunghai University Ichthyology Series Number 6 No. 6 (art. 32); ref. 7952] Tungkang, Taiwan. Lectotype: NMMBP 5284 [ex THUP 1687]. Paralectotypes: NMMBP 3885 and 5470 [ex THUP 1687] (2). Type catalog: Ho et al. 2010:25 [ref. 31218], Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432]. Lectotype selected by Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Dysomma melanurum Chen & Weng 1967 -- (Robins & Robins 1989:249 [ref. 13287], Chen & Mok 1999:60 [ref. 24093], Smith 1999:1661 [ref. 24661], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:585 [ref. 25122], Chen & Mok 2001:79 [ref. 25465], Ho et al. 2010:26 [ref. 31218], Ho & Shao 2011:22 [ref. 31432], Ho et al. 2015:96 [ref. 34124], Ho et al. 2015:7 [ref. 34116], Ho et al. 2015:178 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:6 [ref. 35780], Ho & Tighe 2018:53 [ref. 36037], Prokofiev 2019:322 [ref. 36804]). Current status: Valid as Dysomma melanurum Chen & Weng 1967. Synaphobranchidae: Ilyophinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan. Habitat: marine.