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?Melanocetus eustalus Pietsch & Van Duzer, 1980
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Melanocetus johnsonii Gìnther, 1864
- Melanocetus krechi Brauer, 1902; (synonym)
- Melanocetus rotundatus Gilchrist, 1903; (synonym)
- Melanocetus ferox Regan, 1926; (synonym)
- Centrocetus spinulosus Regan & Trewavas, 1932; (synonym)
- Melanocetus cirrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1932; (synonym)
- Xenoceratias brevirostris Regan & Trewavas, 1932; (synonym)
- Xenoceratias heterorhynchus Regan & Trewavas, 1932; (synonym)
- Xenoceratias laevis Regan & Trewavas, 1932; (synonym)
- Xenoceratias micracanthus Regan & Trewavas, 1932; (synonym)
- Xenoceratias braueri Koefoed, 1944; (synonym)
- Melanocetus megalodontis Beebe & Crane, 1947; (synonym)
- Melanocetus johnsoni Fujii, 1983; (misspelling)
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Melanocetus murrayi Gìnther, 1887
- Liocetus murrayi Gìnther, 1887; (valid as)
- Lyocetus murrayi Gìnther, 1887; (valid as)
- Melanocetus vorax Brauer, 1902; (synonym)
- Melanocetus tumidus Parr, 1927; (synonym)
- Rhynchoceratias acanthirostris Parr, 1927; (synonym)
- Rhynchoceratias latirhinus Parr, 1927; (synonym)
- Rhynchoceratis latirhinus Parr, 1927; (misspelling)
- Rhynchoceratis latirhinus Parr, 1927; (synonym)
- Rhynchoceratias longipinnis Parr, 1930; (synonym)
- Xenoceratias regani Koefoed, 1944; (synonym)
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?Melanocetus niger Regan, 1925
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?Melanocetus pelagicus Brauer, 1902
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?Melanocetus polyactis Regan, 1925
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Melanocetus rossi Balushkin & Fedorov, 1981