meridionalis, Paraliparis Kido [K.] 1985:364, Figs. 5-6 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 31 (no. 4); ref. 6723] Okinawa Trough, East China Sea, 29°46'N, 127°59'E, depth 610-713 meters. Holotype: BSKU 28687. Paratypes: BSKU 27875 (1), 28505 (1). Other material: BSKU 28556 (1). •Valid as Paraliparis meridionalis Kido 1985 -- (Yatou in Okamura et al. 1985:605, 732 [ref. 8056], Kido 1988:240 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:677 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:677 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:42 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2005:429 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:337 [ref. 28379], Busby & Cartwright 2009:249 [ref. 30300], Murasaki et al. 2019:513 [ref. 36675], Murasaki et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41697]). Current status: Valid as Paraliparis meridionalis Kido 1985. Liparidae. Distribution: Western and Central North Pacific: Okinawa Trough, Japan to Mariana Islands, Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.