melanostigmoides, Eustomias Gibbs [R. H., Jr.], Clarke [T. A.] & Gomon [J. R.] 1983:71, Fig. 18e-f [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 380; ref. 5269] Central North Pacific, west of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, 21°30'N, 158°20'W, depth 0-900 meters. Holotype: USNM 223765. Paratypes: BPBM 26415 (2); SIO 80-175 (1); USNM 223766-70 (3, 1, 1, 1, 1). Additional material: SIO, USNM. •Valid as Eustomias melanostigmoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon 1983 -- (Mundy 2005:185 [ref. 28379]). Current status: Valid as Eustomias melanostigmoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon 1983. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.