entomelas, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:374, Pl. 47 (fig. 3); Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Shirunku Bay, western coast of Hokkaido, Japan, 43°01'35"N, 140°10'40"E, Albatross station 4983 depth 428 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73343. Second specimen questionably referred, not a type. •Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:31 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus entomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:457 [ref. 15964], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Pitruk 1990:37 [ref. 20303], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300], Chernova et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2011:47 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:319 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus entomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Sea of Japan and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.