nikparini, Anotopterus Kukuev [E. I.] 1998:753, Fig. 8 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 38 (no. 6); ref. 24103] Western Pacific, 50°N, 157°E, depth 0-1000 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42667. Paratypes: ZIN 38976 (1), 40663 (1); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:79 [ref. 37828]. •Questionably the same as Anotopterus pharao Zugmayer 1911 -- (Mundy 2005:208 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Anotopterus nikparini Kukuev 1998 -- (Nakabo 2000:366 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:22 [ref. 25650], Shelekhov & Baginsky 2000:571 [ref. 25012], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:241 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:366 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:45 [ref. 27579], Nelson et al. 2004:88 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:42 [ref. 37547], Shinohara et al. 2005:409 [ref. 28370], Page et al. 2013:89 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:154 [ref. 33547], Burton & Lea 2019:45 [ref. 37205], Balushkin & Prirodina 2020:34 [ref. 37828], Love et al. 2021:63 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:93 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Anotopterus nikparini Kukuev 1998. Anotopteridae. Distribution: North Pacific: Japan north to Bering Sea, then south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.