bathybius, Cottus Günther [A.] 1878:180 [13] [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28); ref. 2010] Off Misaki, Japanese Seas, Challenger station 235, depth 565 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.201. On p. 13 of separate. See also Günther 1887:62, Pl. 10 (fig. C) [ref. 2013]. •Valid as Zesticelus bathybius (Günther 1878) -- (Neelov 1979:161 [ref. 3152], Yabe & Okamura 1993:369 [ref. 22281], Yabe 1995:19 [ref. 22666], Nakabo 2000:640 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:319 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:640 [ref. 26001], Parin et al. 2002:S89 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:279 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Zesticelus bathybius (Günther 1878). Psychrolutidae: Psychrolutinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Bering Sea to Japan. Habitat: marine.