nudus, Cottunculus Nelson [J. S.] 1989:402, Figs. 1-4 [Copeia 1989 (no. 2); ref. 12546] South Canterbury Bight, New Zealand, 44°55'S, 174°05'E, depth 1090-1123 meters. Holotype: NMNZ P.15787. Paratypes: NMNZ P.9488 (1), P.11819 (1), P.13137 (2), P.14863 (1), P.15065 (1), P.15071 (1), P.15622 (1), P.15797 (1), P.15799 (1), P.15842 (1), P.16041 (1), P.16046 (1), P.16162 (2), P.17388 (1), P.20881 (2), P.20906 (2). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:10 [ref. 18942]. •Valid as Cottunculus nudus Nelson 1989 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:172 [ref. 24556], Yabe in Amaoka et al. 1990:245 [ref. 16024], Jackson & Nelson 2000:725 [ref. 25146], Byrkjedal & Orlov 2007:67 [ref. 29312], Stewart 2015:1126 [ref. 34254]). Current status: Valid as Cottunculus nudus Nelson 1989. Psychrolutidae: Psychrolutinae. Distribution: New Zealand region. Habitat: marine.