obscurus, Physiculus Parin [N. V.] 1984:539 [54], Fig 2c, 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 16267] Nazca Ridge, 25°45'S, 85°22'W, depth 175-240 meters. Holotype: ZIN 46848. Paratypes: IOM uncat. (1); ZIN 46849 (2). Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2008:152 [ref. 33662]. On p. 54 of English translation. •Valid as Physiculus obscurus Parin 1984 -- (Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125]). •Valid as Gadella obscura (Parin 1984) [sometimes as obscurus] -- (Paulin 1989:103 [ref. 9297], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:358 [ref. 18936], Long & McCosker 1998:4 [ref. 23349], Sazonov & Shcherbachev 2000:S72 [ref. 25772]). Current status: Valid as Gadella obscurus (Parin 1984). Moridae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.