morelandi, Bembrops Nelson [J. S.] 1978:238, Fig. 1 [National Museum of New Zealand Records v. 1 (no. 14); ref. 7023] Northwestern part of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 36°30'S, 176°10'E, depth 366-395 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.6289. Paratypes: NMNZ P.7581 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:11 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Bembrops morelandi Nelson 1978 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:217 [ref. 24556], Das & Nelson 1996:35 [ref. 22554], Thompson & Suttkus 2002:289 [ref. 25991], Hoese & Bray 2006:1502 [ref. 29000], Stewart & Smith 2015:1473 [ref. 34294]). Current status: Valid as Bembrops morelandi Nelson 1978. Bembropidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.