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Species in the family or subfamily Opisthocentridae: [ 21 ] records

apos, Gunnellus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:426 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Petropavlovsk harbor, Kamchatka, Russia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:60 [ref. 20734]. Based on a Tilesius drawing (Tilesius 1811:Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [ref. 4408]); therefore, Gunnellus apos is an unneeded new name for and objective synonym of Ophidium ocellatum Tilesius 1811. Centronotus apus Günther 1861:288 [ref. 1964] is an unjustified emendation. •Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Shiogaki 1984:220 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:446 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

apus, Centronotus Günther [A.] 1861:288 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Petropavlovsk harbor, Kamchatka, Russia. Holotype (unique): No types known. •Unjustified emendation of Gunnellus apos Valenciennes 1836. •Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Shiogaki 1984:220 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

azumae, Abryois Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:486, Fig. 22 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Muroran, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7078. Paratypes and/or additional material: CAS-SU 7097 (6), USNM 50294 (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:99-100[ref. 12291], Springer & Anderson 1997:8 [ref. 22953]. But see Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:9 [ref. 27604] for type information. •Synonym of Opisthocentrus dybowski (Steindachner 1880) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:108 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner 1880) -- (Shiogaki 1984:214 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:9 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:448 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner 1880). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

clitella, Lumpenopsis Hastings [P. A.] & Walker [H. J., Jr.] 2003:804, Figs. 1A-C, 2 [Copeia 2003 (no. 4); ref. 27260] Off mouth of Tijuana River, San Diego County, California, U.S.A., 32°33.4'N, 117°15.4'W, depth 54 meters. Holotype: SIO 02-10. Paratypes: LACM 39953 (1). •Valid as Lumpenopsis clitella Hastings & Walker 2003 -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Love et al. 2005:147 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:188 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:214 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lumpenopsis clitella Hastings & Walker 2003. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

dybowskii, Centronotus Steindachner [F.] 1880:259 [22] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 82 (1. Abth., no. 2); ref. 4230] Gulf of Strielok near Vladivostok, Russia. Syntypes: (several) NMW 75829 (2), whereabouts of others not known. On p. 22 of separate. •Valid as Opisthocentrus dybowski (Steindachner 1880) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:108 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441] as dybowskii, Lavrova 1990:10 [ref. 20302]). •Valid as Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner 1880) -- (Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:1052 [ref. 25182], Zemnukhov et al. 2001:420 [ref. 25412], Nakabo 2002:1052 [ref. 26193], Fedorov et al. 2003:125 [ref. 27579], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:9 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:447 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:853 [ref. 38925], Dyldin et al. 2021:53 [ref. 38804]). Current status: Valid as Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner 1880). Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Kuril Islands and northwestern Okhotsk Sea to Hokkaido and northern Japan Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

evides, Plectobranchus Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:102 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off northern Oregon, U.S.A., 46°03'15"N, 124°09'00"W, Albatross station 3064, depth 46 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 43093 (poor condition). Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:9-10 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Plectobranchus evides Gilbert 1890 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:252 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:510 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:170 [ref. 14674], Hastings & Springer 2002:544 [ref. 26375], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:10 [ref. 27604], Nelson et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:148 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:62 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:282 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:86 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:189 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:215 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Plectobranchus evides Gilbert 1890. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: central British Columbia (Canada) south to southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

grebnitskii, Pholidapus Bean [T. H.] & Bean [B. A.] 1897:390, Pl. 34 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 19 (no. 1112); ref. 233] Uchiura [Volcano] Bay, Port Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. Lectotype: USNM 47564. Paralectotypes: USNM 335143 [ex USNM 47564] (2). Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:10 [ref. 22953]. Lectotype selected by Springer & Anderson 1997:10 [ref. 22953]. •Synonym of Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner 1880) -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:9 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:448 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Pholidapus dybowskii (Steindachner 1880). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

hypochromus, Allolumpenus Hubbs [C. L.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1932:322, Fig. [Contributions to Canadian Biology and Fisheries (n. s.) v. 7; ref. 2261] Off Newcastle Island, near Nanaimo, eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, depth 37 meters. Holotype (unique): UBC 72-0152. Apparently the correct spelling for the species when in Lumpenopsis is hypochroma since -opsis is feminine. •Valid as Allolumpenus hypochromus Hubbs & Schultz 1932 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:248 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:170 [ref. 14674], Nelson et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27807]). •Valid as Lumpenopsis hypochroma (Hubbs & Schultz 1932) -- (Hastings & Walker 2003:804 [ref. 27260] as hypochromis and hypochromus, Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Love et al. 2005:147 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:61 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:280 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:188 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:214 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lumpenopsis hypochroma (Hubbs & Schultz 1932). Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific; southern British Columbia (Canada) south to California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

knipowitschi, Ascoldia variegata Soldatov [V. K.] 1927:400, Fig. 1 [Collection of papers in honor of Prof. Knipowitsch; ref. 18737] Abrek Inlet, Shantar Island, Okhotsk Sea. Syntypes: (4) ZIN 18857 (1, skull), 18858 (1); others lost. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2012:119 [ref. 33656]. Genus should be Askoldia. See Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604] for type information. •Synonym of Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:103 [ref. 7348] as Ascoldia, Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041] as Ascoldia, Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:301 [ref. 6441] as Ascoldia, Nakabo 2000:1050 [ref. 25182] as Ascoldia, Nakabo 2002:1050 [ref. 26193] as Ascoldia). •Valid as Askoldia knipowitschi Soldatov 1927 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650] as Ascoldia, Fedorov et al. 2003:122 [ref. 27579]). •Synonym of Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910 -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:435 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910. Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

memorabilis, Kasatkia Soldatov [V. K.] & Pavlenko [M. N.] 1916:638, Fig. [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 20 (for 1915); ref. 4162] Sea of Japan: south of Cape Gamov, 42°31'N, 131°14'30"E, depth 3 fathoms; Cape Lesseps near mouth of Tumnin River, 49°07'43"N, 140°32'10"E, western coast northern Tatar Strait. Syntypes: ZIN 18976 (1, lost), 18977 (1) (south of Cape Gamova). Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2012:119 [ref. 33656]. •Valid as Kasatkia memorabilis Soldatov & Pavlenko 1916 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:100 [ref. 7348], Posner & Lavenberg 1999:1036 [ref. 24188], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:442 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:852 [ref. 38925]). Current status: Valid as Kasatkia memorabilis Soldatov & Pavlenko 1916. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kuril Islands and Japan Sea from Tatar Strait to Peter the Great Bay (Russia). Habitat: marine.

ocellatum, Ophidium Tilesius [W. G. von] 1811:237, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Sankt Pétersbourg (5e Série) v. 3; ref. 4408] Petropavlovsk harbor, Kamchatka, Russia. Syntypes: (2-4) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:105 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441], Matarese et al. 1989:508 [ref. 26885], Lavrova 1990:51 [ref. 20302], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Posner & Lavenberg 1999:1038 [ref. 24188], Nakabo 2000:1052 [ref. 25182], Zemnukhov et al. 2001:420 [ref. 25412], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:762 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:1052 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:377, 643 [ref. 26218], Fedorov et al. 2003:124 [ref. 27579], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:446 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138], Kim et al. 2020:157 [ref. 39118], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:852 [ref. 38925], Dyldin et al. 2021:53 [ref. 38804]). Current status: Valid as Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: western Bering Sea, Okhotsk Sea, coasts of Japan to central Honshu, Japan Sea to Korean Peninsula. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ochotensis, Opisthocentrus Ueno [T.] 1954:103, Figs. 3, 4c [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 3 (nos. 2 & 3-5); ref. 12669] Off Mombetsu, Okhotsk Sea, depth 250 meters. Holotype (unique): HUMZ (not found in 1997, probably missing). •Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Shiogaki 1984:220 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:446 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

pavlenkoi, Lumpenopsis Soldatov [V. K.] 1916:636, Fig. [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 20 (for 1915); ref. 4158] Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan, depth 30 meters. Holotype: ZIN 18859. Paratypes: ZIN 18860 (1, skeleton). Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2012:120 [ref. 33656]. •Valid as Lumpenopsis pavlenkoi Soldatov 1916 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:98 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:1050 [ref. 25182], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:1050 [ref. 26193], Hastings & Walker 2003:804 [ref. 27260], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:444 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:157 [ref. 39118], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:852 [ref. 38925]). Current status: Valid as Lumpenopsis pavlenkoi Soldatov 1916. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Kuril Islands, Okhotsk Sea, Korea and Japan Sea from Tatar Strait to Peter the Great Bay (Russia). Habitat: marine.

petropauli, Blenniophidium Boulenger [G. A.] 1893:584, Fig. [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1892 (pt 4) (art. 2); ref. 534] Petropaulski harbor, Kamchatka, Russia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1891.12.21.30. •Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Shiogaki 1984:220 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:446 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

quinquemaculatus, Centronotus Kner [R.] 1868:29 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 1-2); ref. 6074] "Pinang" [but probably De Kastri Bay, Tatar Strait, northern Japan Sea, Russia]. Holotype (unique): NMW 94535. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1868:340 [48 of separate], Pl. 7 (fig. 20) [ref. 2646]. •Synonym of Centronotus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650]). •Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Shiogaki 1984:220 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:446 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

reticulatus, Opisthocentrus Steindachner [F.] 1881:189 [11], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 83 (1. Abth.); ref. 4231] Gulf of Strielok. Syntypes: MSNG 12398 (1); NMW 71785-88 (4, 2, 3, 2), 76359 (2), 76423 (2), 78113 (1); ZMUC uncat. (1 or 2). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:341 [ref. 10350], Nielsen 1974:75 [ref. 9588]. On p. 11 of separate. •Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811) -- (Shiogaki 1984:220 [ref. 5309], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:446 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:75 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Opisthocentrus ocellatus (Tilesius 1811). Opisthocentridae. Habitat: marine.

seigeli, Kasatkia Posner [M.] & Lavenberg [R. J.] 1999:1035, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1999 (no. 4); ref. 24188] Intake Cove (off Diablo Canyon Power Plant), San Luis Obispo County, California, U.S.A., depth 9 meters. Holotype: LACM 47329-1. Paratypes: LACM 31698-19 (4), 47329-2 (2), 47329-3 (1, c&s); USNM 353929 (1); UW 042340 (1). •Valid as Kasatkia seigeli Posner & Lavenberg 1999 -- (Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Nelson et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:147 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Kells et al. 2016:280 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:85 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:188 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:214 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Kasatkia seigeli Posner & Lavenberg 1999. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: northern and central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

tenuis, Opisthocentrus Bean [T. H.] & Bean [B. A.] 1897:463, Pl. 35 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 20 (no. 1127); ref. 14622] Uchiura [Volcano] Bay, Port Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 47565. Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:13 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Opisthocentrus tenuis Bean & Bean 1897 -- (Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441], Shiogaki 1984:222 [ref. 5309], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:1052 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1052 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:377, 643 [ref. 26218], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:9 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:447 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:157 [ref. 39118], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:852 [ref. 38925], Dyldin et al. 2021:53 [ref. 38804]). Current status: Valid as Opisthocentrus tenuis Bean & Bean 1897. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia) and Pacific coast of Hokkaido to central Honshu (Japan); Sakhalin (Russia). Habitat: marine.

triocellatus, Leptoclinus Matsubara [K.] 1943:38, Pl. 1 [The Journal of the Sigenkagaku Kenkyusyo v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 6514] Northeast of Suruga Bay, Japan, depth 125 fathoms. Holotype: FAKU 6465 (apparently lost). Paratypes: FAKU 6466 (1, apparently lost). The gender of Lumpenopsis is feminine, so the specific name is correctly spelled triocellata. •Valid as Lumpenopsis triocellatus (Matsubara 1943) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:98 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Lumpenopsis triocellata (Matsubara 1943) -- (Nakabo 2000:1050 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1050 [ref. 26193], Hastings & Walker 2003:804 [ref. 27260], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:8 [ref. 27604], Shinohara et al. 2014:269 [ref. 33330]). Current status: Valid as Lumpenopsis triocellata (Matsubara 1943). Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan Sea and Pacific off central Honshu; shelf edge to continental slope. Habitat: marine.

variegata, Askoldia Pavlenko [M. N.] 1910:50, Fig. 9 [Trudy Obshchestva Estestvoispytatelej Imperatorskom' Kazanskom' Universiteti, Kazan v. 42 (no. 2); ref. 3393] Near Askold Island, Peter the Great Bay, Russia, Sea of Japan. Syntypes: Zool. Mus. Kazan Univ. (2). Original was Askoldia variegata, not Ascoldia variegata; Askoldia is correct. •Valid as Ascoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:101 [ref. 7348], Lavrova 1990:48 [ref. 20302], Posner & Lavenberg 1999:1035 [ref. 24188] as Askoldia, Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Choi et al. 2003:377, 641 [ref. 26218], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:7 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:435 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:155 [ref. 39118], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:852 [ref. 38925]). Current status: Valid as Askoldia variegata Pavlenko 1910. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia) and Pacific coast of Hokkaido (Japan) north to northern Sea of Okhotsk (Russia). Habitat: marine.

zonope, Opisthocentrus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:485, Fig. 21 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Muroran, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7077. Paratypes: USNM 50292 (11). Additional original material: CAS-SU 7098 (27). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:100 [ref. 12291], Springer & Anderson 1997:13 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Opisthocentrus zonope Jordan & Snyder 1902 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:106 [ref. 7348], Amaoka & Miki in Masuda et al. 1984:302 [ref. 6441], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:1052 [ref. 25182], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:1052 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:377, 643 [ref. 26218], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:9 [ref. 27604], Parin et al. 2014:447 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:853 [ref. 38925]). Current status: Valid as Opisthocentrus zonope Jordan & Snyder 1902. Opisthocentridae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Kuril Islands and Japan Sea from from Tatar Strait and Hokkaido to Korean Peninsula. Habitat: marine.