niger, Liparis Soldatov [V. K.] & Lindberg [G. U.] 1930:352, Fig. 56 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] Tatar Strait, Northwestern Pacific; depth unknown. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:179 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis niger Soldatov & Lindberg 1930 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:430 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:338 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115] with question). Current status: Valid as Liparis niger Soldatov & Lindberg 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Tatar Strait (Russia). Habitat: marine.