Typový druh
Melodichthys hadrocephalus Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
Původní popis
Nielsen J. G. & Cohen D. M. 1986. Melodichthys, a new genus with two new species of upper bathyal bythitids (Pisces, Ophidiiformes). Cybium v. 10 (no. 4). 381-387.
Použitá literatura
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web electronic publication.