rhodomelas, Careproctus Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:365, Pl. 44 (fig. 2); Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off Bungo-suido Channel, south of Suruga Bay, Japan, 32°36'20"N, 132°24'30"E, Albatross station 4958, depth 405 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73334. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22380 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:136 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Careproctus rhodomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:439 [ref. 15964], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1982:293, 403 [ref. 8256], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:198 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:669 [ref. 25086], Shinohara et al. 2001:320 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:669 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2014:256 [ref. 33330], Murasaki et al. 2021:24 [ref. 38650], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:212 [ref. 39115], Murasaki et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39365]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus rhodomelas Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands north to Hokkaido (Japan) Habitat: marine.