melanobranchus, Caelorinchus Iwamoto [T.] & Merrett [N. R.] 1997:499, Fig. 11 [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie No. 176; ref. 23710] Off southern tip of New Caledonia, 22°59.5'S, 167°22.0'E, depth 490-515 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1994-0911. Paratypes: BMNH 1996.7.19.5 (1); CAS 86493 (1); MNHN 1994-0910 (1), 1997-0658 (1). Type catalog: Bailly et al. 1999:224 [ref. 24244]. Correct spelling of the genus is Coelorinchus. •Valid as Caelorinchus melanobranchus Iwamoto & Merrett 1997 -- (Bailly et al. 1999:224 [ref. 24244], Iwamoto 1999:1991 [ref. 24761], Merrett & Iwamoto 2000:745 [ref. 25037]). •Valid as Coelorinchus melanobranchus Iwamoto & Merrett 1997 -- (Fricke et al. 2011:363 [ref. 31242], McMillan & Iwamoto 2015:782 [ref. 34263]). Current status: Valid as Coelorinchus melanobranchus Iwamoto & Merrett 1997. Macrouridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.