balias, Chirus Cope [E. D.] 1873:28 [5] [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 13 (for 17 Jan. 1873); ref. 929] Captains Harbor, Unalaska, Aleutians Islands, Alaska, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 12233. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:112 [ref. 13621]. On p. 5 of separate. •Questionably a synonym of Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas 1810) -- (Rutenberg 1962:51 [ref. 24028]). •Synonym of Hexagrammos superciliosus (Pallas 1810) -- (Rutenberg 1962:56 [ref. 24028]). •Synonym of Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas 1810) -- (Mecklenburg & Eschmeyer 2003:4 [ref. 27292], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:60 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas 1810). Hexagrammidae: Hexagramminae. Habitat: marine.