taeniatus, Gymnelus Chernova [N. V.] 1999:309, Figs. 3b, 4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 39 (no. 3); ref. 24868] Kuhn Island, Franz-Josef Land, depth 25-40 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 51567. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:966 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:166 [ref. 33667]. Anderson in Anderson & Fedorov 2004:6 [ref. 27603] believes this is probably a synonym of G. retrodorsalis. •Synonym of Gymnelus retrodorsalis Le Danois 1913 with question -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2011:124, 128 [ref. 31212], Mecklenburg & Anderson 2015:284 [ref. 33742]). •Valid as Gymnelus taeniatus Chernova 1999 -- (Chernova 2000:8 [ref. 24885], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:6 [ref. 27603], Balushkin et al. 2011:966 [ref. 32449], Chernova & Møller 2021:46 [ref. 38190]). Current status: Valid as Gymnelus taeniatus Chernova 1999. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean: Franz-Josef Island. Habitat: marine.