Čeleď: Melanonidae Goode & Bean, 1896
Rod: Melanonus Günther, 1878
Melanonosoma acutecaudatum Gilchrist, 1902.
Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger.´. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos. 7/8/9): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251.