crotalinus, Lycodopsis Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:105 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off Santa Barbara Island, 33°49'45"N, 119°24'30"W, Albatross station 2980, depth 603 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 44279. Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:17 [ref. 22953]. The species epithet is a adjective, meaning rattlesnake-like, so the ending should be crotalina when in the feminine genus Lycenchelys. •Valid as Embryx crotalinus (Gilbert 1890) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:104 [ref. 9277], Toyoshima 1985:178 [ref. 5722], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:34 [ref. 25650], Balushkin et al. 2011:975 [ref. 32449]). •Valid as Lycenchelys crotalinus (Gilbert 1890) -- (McAllister 1990:157 [ref. 14674], Anderson 1994:117 [ref. 21438], Anderson 1995:69 [ref. 21928], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:693 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:16 [ref. 27603], Love et al. 2005:140 [ref. 37547], Anderson 2006:186 [ref. 29415], Parin et al. 2014:398 [ref. 33547], Thiel et al. 2018:52 [ref. 35743], Burton & Lea 2019:83 [ref. 37205]). •Valid as Lycenchelys crotalina (Gilbert 1890) -- (Page et al. 2023:211 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lycenchelys crotalina (Gilbert 1890). Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: North Pacific: Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.