brevicauda, Lycodes Taranetz [A. Ya.] & Andriashev [A. P.] 1935:248, Figs. 4-5 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 112 (nos 9-10); ref. 15744] Okhotsk Sea. Syntypes: (25) ZIN 24825 (1), 29993 (1), ?30015 (2), 30190 (6), 30196 (3), 30986 (3), 31292 (2), 31393 (1). Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:990 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:158 [ref. 33667].. •Synonym of Lycodes tanakai Jordan & Thompson 1914 -- (Anderson 1994:119 [ref. 21438] as tanakae). •Synonym of Lycodes tanakai Jordan & Thompson 1914 -- (Toyoshima 1985:193 [ref. 5722], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:30 [ref. 27603]). •Valid as Lycodes brevicaudus Taranetz & Andriashev 1935 -- (Anderson 1994:118 [ref. 21438], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:36 [ref. 25650], Fedorov et al. 2003:113 [ref. 27579], Balushkin et al. 2011:990 [ref. 32449], Parin et al. 2014:408 [ref. 33547], but as a synonym of Lycodes tanakae on p. 423, Dyldin & Orlov 2021:837 [ref. 38925] with question). Current status: Valid as Lycodes brevicaudus Taranetz & Andriashev 1935. Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.