gracilis, Gymnelus Chernova [N. V.] 2000:13 [8], Figs. 2c, 5 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 40 (no. 1); ref. 24885] Pacific coast of Kamchatka near the Cape of Africa, depth 105 meters. Holotype: ZIN 51565. Paratypes: ZIN 51566 (5). Type catalog: Balushkin et al 2011:964 [ref. 32499], Balushkin et al. 2012:160 [ref. 33667]. On p. 8 of English translation. •Valid as Gymnelus gracilis Chernova 2000 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:35 [ref. 25650], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:5 [ref. 27603], Balushkin et al.2011:964 [ref. 32499], Parin et al. 2014:392 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Gymnelus viridis (Fabricius 1780) -- (Mecklenburg & Anderson 2015:278 [ref. 33742]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnelus viridis (Fabricius 1780). Zoarcidae: Gymnelinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kamchatka (if valid). Habitat: marine.