pallidus, Limnocottus Taliev [D. N.] 1948:113, 128 table [Trudy Baikal'skoi Limnologicheskoi Stantsii v. 12; ref. 19628] Lake Baikal, Russia. No types at ZIN. Type catalog: Spodareva et al. 2023:242 [ref. 40445] as Abyssocottus pallidus with neotype. Can date to above reference based on morphometrics presented in the table. Also appeared as new in Taliev 1955:86, 121, 148, 200, 357 [ref. 4316] as Abyssocottus pallidus. Neotype [ZIN 13744] apparently designated by Sideleva but not in conformance with the fourth edition of the Code and is unavailable. Type as fig. 152 in Taliev 1955 [ref. 4316]. •Valid as Limnocottus pallidus Taliev 1948 -- (Sideleva 1982:30 [ref. 14469], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:760 [ref. 24702], Sideleva 1998:157 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:68 [ref. 26181], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:18, 198 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:199 [ref. 28183] dated 1955, Goto et al. 2014:[15] [ref. 33456], Bogdanov 2017:47 [ref. 37119], Dyldin et al. 2020:116 [ref. 37569]). •Valid as Abyssocottus pallidus (Taliev 1955) -- (Bogdanov 2023:69 [ref. 40329]). Current status: Valid as Limnocottus pallidus Taliev 1948. Cottidae. Distribution: North Asia: Lake Baikal (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.