thomsonii, Cottus Günther [A.] 1882:679 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh v. 11; ref. 18204] North Atlantic, 59°33'N, 7°14'W, depth 555 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1887.12.9.10. •Valid as Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther 1882) -- (Neelov 1973:603 [ref. 7219] as thomsoni, Nelson 1977:508 [ref. 7034] as thompsoni, Nelson & Nakamura 1980:990 [ref. 26434] as thompsoni, Fedorov & Nelson in Whitehead et al. 1986:1263 [ref. 13677], Nelson 1989:407 [ref. 12546], Scott & Scott 1988:494 [ref. 25518] as thomsoni, McAllister 1990:202 [ref. 14674] as thompsoni, Nelson 1990:687 [ref. 17821], Yabe in Okamura et al. 1995:170 [ref. 22531], Quéro & Cendrero 2001:178 [ref. 25567], Moore et al. 2003:223 [ref. 27076], Byrkjedal & Orlov 2007:67 [ref. 29312], Møller et al. 2010:54 [ref. 31169], Page et al. 2013:126 [ref. 32708], Byrkjedal et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33415], Afonso et al. 2016:55, 139 [ref. 36199], Nelson 2016:2292 [ref. 34615], Carneiro et al. 2019:237 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:69 [ref. 38883], Fermon et al. 2022:296 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:185 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther 1882). Psychrolutidae. Distribution: North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.