axillaris, Boreocottus Gill [T. N.] 1859:166 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1760] Awatska Bay, Kamchatka, Russia, Bering Strait. Holotype (unique): ?USNM 24027 (poor condition). •Synonym of Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius 1780) -- (Neelov 1973:599 [ref. 7219], Neelov 1979:122 [ref. 3152], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:28 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:479 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S82 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:264 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Synonym of Myoxocephalus scorpioides (Fabricius 1780). Psychrolutidae: Myoxocephalinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.