nyctereutes, Elassodiscus Kai [Y.], Matsuzaki [K.], Orr [J. W.], Mori [T.] & Kamiunten [M.] 2020:[5] 59, Figs. 2-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 68 (no. 1); ref. 37667] Off Rausu, Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, depth 800 - 1,200 meters. Holotype: FAKU 146897. Paratypes: (54) AMF, FAKU, HUMZ, UW. •Valid as Elassodiscus nyctereutes Kai, Matsuzaki, Orr, Mori & Kamiunten 2020 -- (Dyldin & Orlov 2022:213 [ref. 39115], Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Elassodiscus nyctereutes Kai, Matsuzaki, Orr, Mori & Kamiunten 2020. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: southern parts of the Sea of Okhotsk, off Rausu (Hokkaido, Japan), off Kamchatka and Kuril Islands, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.