intermedius, Asprocottus herzensteini Taliev [D. N.] 1955:319, Figs. 132-133 [ ref. 4316] Lake Baikal, Russia. Syntypes: (7), no types found at ZIN. Type catalog: Spodareva et al. 2023:243 [ref. 40445]. Appeared without distinguishing features and not available in Taliev 1948:113 [ref. 19628] as Asprocottus intermedius. •Valid as Asprocottus intermedius Taliev 1955 -- (Sideleva 1982:29 [ref. 14469], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:760 [ref. 24702] dating to 1948, Sideleva 1998:156 [ref. 23595], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:195 [ref. 28183], Bogdanov 2018:118 [ref. 37168], Dyldin et al. 2020:115 [ref. 37569]). •Valid as Abyssocottus intermedius (Taliev 1955) -- (Bogdanov 2023:66 [ref. 40329]). Current status: Valid as Asprocottus intermedius Taliev 1955. Cottidae. Distribution: North Asia: Lake Baikal, but mainly in northern part (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.