avius, Helicolenus Abe [T.] & Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1972:49, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 39 (no. 4); ref. 7598] Between 32°40'N, 172°17'E and 35°05'N, 171°46'E, southern end of Emperor Seamount Chain, northwestern Pacific, depth 450-600 meters. Holotype: ZUMT 52457. Paratypes: ABE 15256 (1); BMNH 1971.12.14.1 (1); CAS 13614 (2), 13615 (1, c&s); USNM 206327 (2). •Valid as Helicolenus avius Abe & Eschmeyer 1972 -- (Barsukov & Borets 1983:179 [ref. 14645], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:313 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:584 [ref. 25086], Snytko 2001:7 [ref. 26410], Nakabo 2002:584 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:424 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:325 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:379 [ref. 31242], Shinohara et al. 2011:42 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:244 [ref. 33330], Kim et al. 2021:110 [ref. 39117]). Current status: Valid as Helicolenus avius Abe & Eschmeyer 1972. Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Distribution: Western and North Pacific. Habitat: marine.