nivosus, Sebastes Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1880:171 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1880; ref. 18287] Hokkaido, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMB 11273. •Valid as Sebastes nivosus Hilgendorf 1880 -- (Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:312 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:73 [ref. 15964], Cheng & Zhou 1997:410 [ref. 26385], Nakabo 2000:594 [ref. 25086], Shytko 2001:53 [ref. 26410], Nakabo 2002:594 [ref. 26001], Kai et al. 2013:272 [ref. 35112], Parin et al. 2014:218 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:857 [ref. 38925] with question, Dyldin et al. 2021:56 [ref. 38804] with question). Current status: Valid as Sebastes nivosus Hilgendorf 1880. Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.