melanopogon, Melanostomias Regan [C. T.] & Trewavas [E.] 1930:115, Pl. 10 (fig. 2); Fig. 111a [Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 3681] North Atlantic. Syntypes: BMNH 1929.7.6.150 (1); ZMUC P202016-18 (3). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:22 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas 1930 -- (Morrow 1973:134 [ref. 7175], Gibbs & Barnett 1990:328 [ref. 14915], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:528 [ref. 23897], Harold 2003:912 [ref. 27001], Moore et al. 2003:190 [ref. 27076], Harold 2016:1814 [ref. 34568], Carneiro et al. 2019:102 [ref. 37250], Sutton et al. 2020:120 [ref. 37832], Page et al. 2023:89 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas 1930. Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae. Distribution: Atlantic. Habitat: marine.