MELAMPHAIDAE
[rev. 21 Oct 2004]
Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):51, fig. 22. Type locality: Off San Diego, California,
32°46'N, 117°32.5'W, 0-840 m.
Holotype: SIO 54-86 (97.8 mm
SL). Paratypes: SIO 50-269 (1, 99 mm SL), SIO 50-286 (1, 83 mm
SL), SIO 51-16 (1, 109 mm SL), SIO 51-74 (1, 97 mm SL), SIO 51-80 (1, 91 mm
SL), SIO 51-92 (1, 81 mm SL), SIO 51-392 (1, 106 mm SL), SIO 52-39 (1, 99 mm
SL), SIO 54-83 (1, 103 mm SL), SIO 54-86 (1, 103 mm SL), SIO 54-123 (1, 92 mm
SL), SIO 54-124 (1, 106 mm SL), SIO 54-126 (1, 94 mm SL), SIO 57-96 (2, 80-91
mm SL), SIO 59-200 (2, 76-82 mm SL), SIO 59-202 (3, 68-87 mm SL), SIO 59-203
(1, 79 mm SL).
Melamphaes danae Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes danae Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):102, fig. 37. Type locality: Celebes Sea, 04°03'N, 123°26'E,
Dana sta. D3683, ca. 2500 m (about 5000 mwo) over bottom at 4940 m. Paratype: SIO 56-127 (1, 20 mm SL), SIO 58-307 [catalogued as SIO 60-151] (1,
18 mm SL).
Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):70, fig. 27. Type locality: Off Ghana, 0°31'S, 11°02'W,
Dana sta. D4000, ca. 200 m (600 mwo) over bottom at 3760 m. Paratype: SIO 60-239 (1, 47 mm SL).
Melamphaes janae Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes janae Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):81, fig. 30. Type locality: Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean,
off Colombia, 04°04'N, 78°43'W, 1335 m over bottom at 3810 m. Holotype: SIO 55-244 (40.6 mm SL).
Paratypes: SIO 52-355 (1,
35 mm SL), SIO 55-221 (1, 40 mm SL), SIO 55-244 (21, 16-41 mm SL), SIO 55-246
(1, 31 mm SL), SIO 55-249 (4, 34-37 mm SL).
Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes laeviceps Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):63, fig. 25. Type locality: North of Galapagos Islands, 01°01.5'N,
91°45.7'W, 939-1109 m. Holotype: SIO 52-409 (124.6 mm SL). Paratypes: SIO 52-338 (2, 77 mm SL), SIO 52-363 (1, 110 mm
SL), SIO 52-409 (1, 134 mm SL).
Melamphaes parvus Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes parvus Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):77, fig. 29. Type locality: Off Mexico, southeast of Guadalupe
Island, 28°37'N,118°13'W, 0-860 m.
Holotype: SIO 57-216 (45.6 mm
SL). Paratypes: SIO 51-354 (2, 38-41 mm SL), SIO 51-377 (1, 40 mm
SL), SIO 53-305 (1, 47 mm SL), SIO 54-100 (3, 40-46 mm SL), SIO 54-102 (1, 42
mm SL).
Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):106, fig. 40. Type locality: Western North Atlantic Ocean,
32°12'N, 64°36'W, 1829 m. Paratypes: SIO 60-154 [ex Dana 1239] (8, 12-19 mm SL).
Melamphaes simus Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes simus Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):94, fig. 34. Type locality: Eastern North Atlantic Ocean,
27°19'N, 16°41'W, 1000 mwo. Paratype: SIO 60-153 [ex Dana 1380] (1, 28 mm SL).
Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling 1962
Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling 1962, Dana Rept. (58):67, fig. 26. Type locality: North of Galapagos Islands,
01°01.5'N, 91°45.7'W, 939-1109 m over bottom at 2288 m. Holotype: SIO 52-409 (71.5 mm SL). Paratypes:
SIO 52-419 (1, 48 mm SL), SIO 54-89 (1, 46 mm SL), SIO 55-221 (1, 61 mm SL),
SIO 55-244 (1, 65 mm SL).
Poromitra oscitans Ebeling 1975
Poromitra oscitans Ebeling 1975, Copeia 1975(2):308, fig. 1. Type locality: Banda Sea, Indonesia, 05°28'S,
130°39'E, Dana sta. 3677(1), 0-5000 mwo.
Paratypes: SIO 51-87 (2, 58-64
mm SL), SIO 51-90 (1, 66 mm SL), SIO 51-91 (3, 57-64.6 mm SL), SIO 51-377 (1,
57.9 mm SL), SIO 52-328 (3, 46-55 mm SL), SIO 53- 305 (3, 19-66 mm SL), SIO
55-221 (3, 38-68 mm SL), SIO 56-133 (2, 73-81 mm SL), SIO 59-203 (2, 71.5-77 mm
SL), SIO 60-206 (1, 51.1 mm SL), SIO 60-209 (1, 57.8 mm SL), SIO 60-212 (1, 67
mm SL), SIO 60-219 (4, 34-67 mm SL), SIO 60-225 (8, 21-77.5 mm SL), SIO 60-229
(11, 14-56 mm SL), SIO 60-232 (3, 36-73 mm SL), SIO 60-234 (1, 53.5 mm SL), SIO
60-236 (7, 25-77.9 mm SL), SIO 60-239 (9, 23-73.5 mm SL), SIO 60-280 (4, 16-79
mm SL), SIO 60-286 (1, 59.3 mm SL), SIO 61-48 (5, 36-71.9 mm SL).