tarasovi, Alectrias Popov [A. M.] 1933:150, Fig. 1 [labelled 2 on plate] [Issledovaniya Morey SSSR, Leningrad No. 19; ref. 6535] Decastris Bay, Tatar Strait, Sea of Japan, Russia. Holotype (unique): ZIN, lost. •Valid as Pseudalectrias tarasovi (Popov 1933) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:114 [ref. 7348], Sheiko 1983:18 [ref. 37041], Miki et al. 1987:3 [ref. 12551], Lavrova 1990:51 [ref. 20302], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:12 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:1053 [ref. 25182], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:38 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:1053 [ref. 26193], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:22 [ref. 27604], Sheiko 2012:309 [ref. 32051], Parin et al. 2014:448 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:850 [ref. 38925]). Current status: Valid as Pseudalectrias tarasovi (Popov 1933). Stichaeidae: Alectriinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Kuril Islands to southern Hokkaido, Japan Sea from Tatar Strait (Decastris Bay) to Peter the Great Bay (Russia). Habitat: marine.