rhodorus, Ascelichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1880:264 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 3 (no. 144); ref. 2367] Wadda Island, Neah Bay, near Cape Flattery, Washington, U.S.A. Syntypes: (about 200) ANSP 12006-07 (2); MNHN A-3274 (4); MTD F 151 [ex USNM] (3); UMMZ 162182 (3); USNM 27331 (25, 4 in skeletal coll.); ZMB 11607 [ex USNM 27331] (3); ZMUB 1295 [ex USNM 27331] (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:48 [ref. 20738], Frøiland 1979:148 [ref. 21547], Böhlke 1984:65 [ref. 13621], Paepke & Fricke 1992:282 [ref. 19946], Zarske 2003:31 [ref. 27474]. •Valid as Ascelichthys rhodorus Jordan & Gilbert 1880 -- (Bolin 1944:88 [ref. 6379], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:163 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:386 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:194 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:419 [ref. 25968], Nelson et al. 2004:118 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:85 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:121 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:38 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:166 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:65 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:119 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:185 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ascelichthys rhodorus Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Psychrolutidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Prince William Sound, northern Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.