brachyrhynchus, Lycenchelys Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1904:201, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [Fishes of the eastern seas of the Russian Empire; ref. 3946] Aniva Bay (sea of Okhotsk) and Terpeniya [Patience] Bay, St. Catherine Cape, Nevelski Straight, Northern Sea of Japan, Russia, depth 91-11 feet (13-17 Russian fathoms). Syntypes: ?ZIN 13089 (1), 13090 (1), ?13091 (3). Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:958 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:158 [ref. 33667]. Appeared first without distinguishing features in Schmidt 1903:519 (p. 17 of separate) [ref. 3945]. The specific name is a noun. •Valid as Davidojordania [sic] brachyrhyncha (Schmidt 1904) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:175 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Davidijordania brachyrhynchus (Schmidt 1904) -- (Toyoshima in Masuda et al. 1984:305 [ref. 6441], Anderson 1994:116 [ref. 21438], Nakabo 2000:1036 [ref. 25182], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:34 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:1036 [ref. 26193], Fedorov et al. 2003:110 [ref. 27579], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:3 [ref. 27603], Anderson & Imamura 2008:65 [ref. 29573], Shinohara & Kim 2009:232 [ref. 31427], Balushkin et al. 2011:958 [ref. 32449], Parin et al. 2014:387 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:73 [ref. 35138] as brachyrhyncha, Dyldin et al. 2020:116 [ref. 37569] as brachyrhyncha, Dyldin & Orlov 2021:843 [ref. 38925] as brachyrhyncha, Dyldin et al. 2021:49 [ref. 38804]). Current status: Valid as Davidijordania brachyrhynchus (Schmidt 1904). Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.