knipowitschi, Gymnelus Chernova [N. V.] 1999:5 [1], Figs. 1-3 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 24863] Bay of Kazarinov, Novaya Zemlya, Kostin Strait, depth 9-17.5 meters. Holotype: ZIN 14143. Paratypes: ZIN 14153-54 (1, 2), 14157 (3), 32077 (2), 32763 (1), 34106 (1), 35641 (3). Type catalog: Balushkin et al 2011:964 [ref. 32499], Balushkin et al. 2012:160 [ref. 33667]. On p. 1 of English translation. •Synonym of Gymnelus hemifasciatus Andriashev 1937 -- (Anderson & Fedorov 2004:6 [ref. 27603], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:124, 128 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:392 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Anderson 2015:277 [ref. 33742], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34440]). •Valid as Gymnelus knipowitschi Chernova 1999 -- (Chernova 1999:306 [ref. 24868], Chernova 2000:8 [ref. 24885], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:35 [ref. 25650], Balushkin et al. 2011:964 [ref. 32499], Afonso et al. 2016:61, 160 [ref. 36199], Chernova & Møller 2021:42 [ref. 38190]). Current status: Valid as Gymnelus knipowitschi Chernova 1999. Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean, including Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.