obscurus, Elassodiscus Pitruk [D. L.] & Fedorov [V. V.] 1993:171, Fig. 9 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 33 (no. 2); ref. 20798] Okhotsk Sea, 50°00'N, 145°49'E, depth 600 meters. Holotype: ZIN 47710. Paratypes: ZIN 47711-16 (2, 2, 1, 6, 3, 1), 49941-47 (5, 1, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1) Type catalog: Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Elassodiscus obscurus Pitruk & Fedorov 1993 -- (Chernova 1998:764 [ref. 24687], Nakabo 2000:674 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Imamura & Nobetsu 2002:158 [ref. 26153], Nakabo 2002:674 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:329 [ref. 33547], Kai et al. 2020:58 [ref. 37667], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:213 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Elassodiscus obscurus Pitruk & Fedorov 1993. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, northern Kuril Islands north to Kamchatka (Russia). Habitat: marine.