birsteini, Lycenchelys Andriashev [A. P.] 1958:178, Figs. 1 (no. 3), 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 11; ref. 12042] Northern part of Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, 49°49.5'S, 157°45'E, depth 3960-4070 meters. Holotype: ZIN 34669 (191 mm). Paratypes: ZIN 34669a (1). Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:979 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:157 [ref. 33667]. •Synonym of Lycenchelys plicifera Andriashev 1955 -- (Anderson 1994:117 [ref. 21438], Anderson 1995:94 [ref. 21928], Anderson & Balanov 2000:1056 [ref. 25023], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:35 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:696 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:19 [ref. 27603]). •Valid as Lycenchelys birsteini Andriashev 1958 -- (Toyoshima 1985:155 [ref. 5722] as bersteini, Balushkin et al. 2011:979 [ref. 32449], Parin et al. 2014:398 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Lycenchelys birsteini Andriashev 1958. Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kuril-Kamchatka Trench. Habitat: marine.