veneficus, Zoarchias Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1902:480, Fig. 19 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1293); ref. 2516] Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7076. Paratypes and additional original material: AMS I.6874 (9); ANSP 91267 (10); CAS 79597 [ex IU 10723] (8); CAS-SU 7104 (166); USNM 50278 (27, 2 c&s), 120438 [ex MCZ 29014] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:99 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:158 [ref. 13621], Springer & Anderson 1997:13 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Zoarchias veneficus Jordan & Snyder 1902 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:138 [ref. 7348], Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:304 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1043 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1043 [ref. 26193], Katafuchi et al. 2002:5 [ref. 26564], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:24 [ref. 27604]). Current status: Valid as Zoarchias veneficus Jordan & Snyder 1902. Neozoarcidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Honshu to Hokkaido (Japan), north to Peter the Great Bay (Russia). Habitat: marine.