elochini, Abyssocottus Taliev [D. N.] 1955:350, Fig. 147 [ ref. 4316] Northern Lake Baikal, Russia, depth 250-300 meters. Syntypes: (3) ZIN 46661 (1). Type catalog: Spodareva et al. 2023:241 [ref. 40445] with holotype. Sideleva 2001:60 [ref. 26181] lists a holotype [ZIN 46661], but that is incorrect; that specimen is a "surviving" syntype and not the holotype. •Valid as Abyssocottus elochini Taliev 1955 -- (Taliev 1955:350 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:30 [ref. 14469], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:759 [ref. 24702], Sideleva 1998:155 [ref. 23595], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Sideleva 2001:60 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:17, 177 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:194 [ref. 28183], Bogdanov 2013:96 [ref. 37118], Goto et al. 2014:[15] [ref. 33456], Dyldin et al. 2020:115 [ref. 37569], Bogdanov 2023:68 [ref. 40329]). Current status: Valid as Abyssocottus elochini Taliev 1955. Cottidae. Distribution: North Asia: northern part of Lake Baikal (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.