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Species in the genus Liparis: [ 122 ] records

adiastolus, Liparis Stein [D. L.], Bond [C. E.] & Misitano [D.] 2003:818, Figs. 1, 1a-b [Copeia 2003 (no. 4); ref. 27262] National Marine Fisheries Service dock, Hammond, Oregon, U.S.A., depth unknown. Holotype: CAS 216746. Paratypes: CAS 216747-52 (6); OS 17732-7 (6); USNM 371271-6 (6), 371287 (1). •Valid as Liparis adiastolus Stein, Bond & Misitano 2003 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis adiastolus Stein, Bond & Misitano 2003. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Washington south to northern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

agassizii, Liparis Putnam [F. W.] 1874:339 [Proceedings of AAAS (The American Association for the Advancement of Science) v. 22; ref. 18580] Sakhalin Channel, Tatar Strait, Russia. Syntypes: MCZ 32262 (1, others lost). •Valid as Liparis agassizii Putnam 1874 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:396 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:185 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:39 [ref. 20303] as agassizi, Kim et al. 1993:24 [ref. 22288], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:668 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:668 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:279, 585 [ref. 26218], Chernova et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:331 [ref. 33547], Song et al. 2015:173 [ref. 36308], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:70 [ref. 35138], Kim et al. 2020:109 [ref. 39118], Dyldin et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:214 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis agassizii Putnam 1874. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea and Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia) north to southern Kuril Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.

alboventer, Careproctus Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:14, Fig. 7 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Yuzno-Kuril'sk Strait, southern Kuril Islands, depth 74 meters. Holotype: ZIN 43184 (141 mm). Paratypes: ZIN 43184A (3). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687]. "Liparis alboventer Schmidt sp. n." in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863] is a nomen nudum. •Valid as Careproctus alboventer Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:461 [ref. 15964]). •Valid as Liparis alboventer (Krasyukova 1984) -- (Pitruk 1990:39 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:761 [ref. 24687], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Chernova et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:331 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis alboventer (Krasyukova 1984). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: southern Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.

alboventer, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Unavailable nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis alboventer (Krasyukova 1984) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis alboventer (Krasyukova 1984). Liparidae.

annulatus, Liparis montagui var. Collett [R.] 1879:39 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Christiansund, Norway. Holotype (unique): No types known. •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

antarctica, Liparis Putnam [F. W.] 1874:339 [Proceedings of AAAS (The American Association for the Advancement of Science) v. 22; ref. 18580] Eden Harbor, Ultima, southern Chile, 49°09'S, 74°27'W. Holotype (unique): MCZ 12972 (poor condition). This is the only species of Liparis known from the southern Hemisphere. The stated type locality may be an error, and the specimen could be from California. •Valid as Liparis antarctica Putnam 1874 [should be antarcticus] -- (Stein et al. 1991:365 [ref. 19979], Pequeño 1997:83 [ref. 23536]). •Valid as Liparis antarcticus Putnam 1874 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Stein 2005:17 [ref. 28392], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Valid as Liparis antarcticus Putnam 1874. Liparidae. Distribution: Eastern South Pacific: southern Chile; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

arctica, Liparis Gill [T. N.] 1864:191 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 1700] Port Foulke, Greenland. Syntypes: ANSP, USNM 5341 (1, lost). •Synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Chernova 1991:31 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

arcticus, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:44 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Tromsø, Magdalenbay or Spitsbergen. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Incertae sedis, based on a color variation of Liparis gibbus or L. tunicatus -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

assimilis, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:42 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Christianiafjord, Stavangerfjord, Lofoten Islands, Norwegian Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

atlanticus, Neoliparis Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1898:2107 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Godbout, Quebec, Canada. Holotype: USNM 37215. Paratypes: USNM 20367 (many, destroyed), 40118 (many, lost). •Valid as Liparis atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann 1898) -- (Able & McAllister 1980:13 [ref. 6908], Smith 1986:41 [ref. 22186], Robins & Ray 1986:286 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:522 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Able in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:369 [ref. 26158], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Afonso et al. 2016:58, 183 [ref. 36199], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:286 [ref. 36370]). Current status: Valid as Liparis atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann 1898). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Atlantic and adjacent Arctic Region. Habitat: marine.

barbatus, Liparis Ekström [C. U.] 1833:169, Pl. 5 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm Series 3, v. 20 (for 1832); ref. 21034] Baltic Sea, outside Sodermanland, Morko Archipelago. Holotype (unique): NHMG 190. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766), but a valid subspecies -- (Lindberg 1973:609 [ref. 7220], Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1279 [ref. 13677], Able 1990:481 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:24 [ref. 23263]). •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Berg 1949:1177 [ref. 20662], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis barbatus Ekström 1833 -- (Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:331 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis barbatus Ekström 1833. Liparidae. Distribution: Baltic Sea. Habitat: marine.

bathyarcticus, Liparis liparis Parr [A. E.] 1932:29, Fig. 6 [Bergens Museums Aarbok, Naturvidenskapelig Rekke No. 6 (for 1931); ref. 16386] Green Harbor, Spitsbergen. Syntypes: (37) ZMUB 2879 (?), 7646 (?). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:149 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lindberg 1973:609 [ref. 7220], Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1279 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881 -- (Able 1990:487 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:41 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis bathyarcticus Parr 1932 -- (Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Mecklenburg et al. 2014:145 [ref. 33463], Parin et al. 2014:331 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34440], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:288 [ref. 36370] see remarks, Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440]). Current status: Valid as Liparis bathyarcticus Parr 1932. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic, North Pacific and North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

beringianus, Cyclogaster (Neoliparis) Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:72, Fig. 17 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Nikolski, Bering Island. Holotype: USNM 74380. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22235 (4), 22357 (5); USNM 74509-12 (1, 30, 21, 17). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291]. •Questionably a synonym of Polypera greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis beringianus (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807]). •Synonym of Polypera greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:46 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:347 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:72 [ref. 34694]). •Synonym of Liparis greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:600 [ref. 25968]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

bikunin, Liparis Matsubara [K.] & Iwai [T.] 1954:434, Fig. 7 [Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 12283] Off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 13318. Paratypes: FAKU 3305-07 (3), 13309-17 (9), 13319-20 (2). •Valid as Liparis bikunin Matsubara & Iwai 1954 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:337 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:171 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:666 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:666 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Valid as Liparis bikunin Matsubara & Iwai 1954. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan; shallow waters. Habitat: marine.

brashnikovi, Liparis Soldatov [V. K.] in Soldatov & Lindberg 1930:365, Pl. 16 (lower) [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] Tatar Strait, Peter the Great Bay, northern Pacific. Syntypes: (4) (lost). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis brashnikovi Soldatov 1930 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:384 [ref. 15964], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:332 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:214 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis brashnikovi Soldatov 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan north to Kamchatka (Russia). Habitat: marine.

brevicaudus, Liparis Mori [T.] 1956:31, Figs. 1-2 [Science Reports of the Hyogo University of Agriculture Series Natural Science v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 7765] Yamato Bank, central Japan Sea, 38°-39°N, 134°E, depth 300-400 meters. Holotype (unique) (?): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Liparis brevicaudus Mori 1956 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:426 [ref. 15964]). •Synonym of Liparis tessellatus (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Kido 1988:176 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis tessellatus (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

bristolense, Cyclogaster Burke [C. V.] 1912:568 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1941); ref. 701] Northwest of Bristol Bay, Alaska, Bering Sea, 59°22'00"N, 168°21'00"W, Albatross station 3514, depth 21 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 53790. Paratypes: (11) USNM 48583 (1), 64114-15 (2, 1). •Questionably a synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg 2011:127 [ref. 31212]). •Valid as Liparis bristolensis (Burke 1912) with question -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:590 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis bristolensis (Burke 1912) -- (Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis bristolensis (Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: southern Bering Sea and western Gulf of Alaska. Habitat: marine.

burkei, Careproctus Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1914:281, Pl. 34 (figs. 2-2a) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 2543] Yokohama market, doubtless from outside the heads of Awa and Boshu, Japan. Holotype: FMNH 57515 [ex CM 6457]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22604 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:94 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:135 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:20 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Careproctus burkei Jordan & Thompson 1914 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:339 [ref. 6441]). •Valid as Liparis burkei (Jordan & Thompson 1914) -- (Kido 1988:166 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:666 [ref. 25086], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Nakabo 2002:666 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Valid as Liparis burkei (Jordan & Thompson 1914). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: southern Japan; shallow waters. Habitat: marine.

callyodon, Cyclopterus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:75 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Kamchatka, Russia. No types known. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis callyodon (Pallas 1814) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:191 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:601 [ref. 25968], Stein et al. 2003:821 [ref. 27262], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:332 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Pietsch & Orr 2015:53 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:214 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis callyodon (Pallas 1814). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Kamchatka (Russia), Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands to Oregon (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

catharus, Liparis Vogt [K. D.] 1973:23 [Biological Papers of the University of Alaska No. 13; ref. 7595] Bradfield Canal, 56°11'N, 131°59'W, Alaska, U.S.A., depth 137 meters. Holotype (unique): UAM 704. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:587 [ref. 25968] for comments on status. •Valid as Liparis catharus Vogt 1973 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:587 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis catharus Vogt 1973. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

chefuensis, Liparis Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1933:81, Figs. 2-4 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 16534] Chefoo, Shantung Province, China. Syntypes: (5) (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Liparis chefuensis Wu & Wang 1933 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:394 [ref. 15964], Kim et al. 1993:25 [ref. 22288], Cheng & Zhou 1997:440 [ref. 26385], Choi et al. 1998:314 [ref. 23476], Choi et al. 2003:279, 585 [ref. 26218], Stein et al. 2003:823 [ref. 27262], Chernova et al. 2004:21-22 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Song et al. 2015:174 [ref. 36308], Kim et al. 2020:109 [ref. 39118]). Current status: Valid as Liparis chefuensis Wu & Wang 1933. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Yellow Sea (China and Korea), southern Sea of Japan (Korea). Habitat: marine.

choanus, Liparis Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1933:83, Figs. 5-6 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 16534] Chefoo and Tsing-tau, Shantung Province, China. Syntypes: (2) Chefoo, (2) Tsing-tau (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Liparis choanus Wu & Wang 1933 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:395 [ref. 15964], Cheng & Zhou 1997:441 [ref. 26385], Wang et al. 2001:301 [ref. 26566]). •Synonym of Liparis chefuensis Wu & Wang 1933 -- (Choi et al. 1998:314 [ref. 23476], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis chefuensis Wu & Wang 1933. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

coheni, Liparis Able [K. W.] 1976:516, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1976 (no. 3); ref. 7368] Western North Atlantic, 44°37.5'N, 66°30.5'W, depth 201-205 meters. Holotype: USNM 212261 [ex VIMS 01728]. Paratypes: MCZ 50591-50594 (1, 1, 1, 1); USNM 212262-63 (3, 1), 213815-25 (all c&s: 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2), 213828 (1, c&s). •Valid as Liparis coheni Able 1976 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:286 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:524 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Able in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:371 [ref. 26158], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Liparis coheni Able 1976. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence to Gulf of Maine and northern Georges Bank. Habitat: marine.

curilensis, Cyclogaster (Neoliparis) Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:353, Pl. 41 (fig. 1); Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Milne Bay, Simushir Island, Japan. Holotype: USNM 73326. Paratypes: (31). •Valid as Liparis curilensis (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Stein et al. 2003:821 [ref. 27262], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:332 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis curilensis (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.

cyclopus, Liparis Günther [A.] 1861:163 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Esquimault Harbor, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2020.4.17.5 [ex 1860.11.19.32]. •Valid as Liparis cyclopus Günther 1861 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:192 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:595 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:332 [ref. 33547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:53 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:214 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis cyclopus Günther 1861. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: eastern Aleutian Islands, southeastern Bering Sea to Oregon (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

cyclostigma, Liparis Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:446 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] Bristol Bay, Alaska, U.S.A., 57°22'20"N, 164°24'40"W, Albatross station 3252, depth 29.5 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 48621. SU 21415 listed as the holotype; apparently is not a typo. •Valid as Liparus cyclostigma Gilbert 1896 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:286 [ref. 23100]). •Synonym of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881 -- (Able & McAllister 1980:25 [ref. 6908], Scott & Scott 1988:527 [ref. 25518], Able 1990:487 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:39 [ref. 23263], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:585 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:145 [ref. 34440]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

decorus, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:43 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Christianiafjord and Loften Islands, Norwegean Sea. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

dennyi, Liparis Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1895:835, Pl. 98 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2522] Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 3703. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Liparis dennyi Jordan & Starks 1895 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:192 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:584 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:53 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:214 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis dennyi Jordan & Starks 1895. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: eastern Aleutian Islands to Puget Sound, Washington (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

dubius, Liparis Soldatov [V. K.] in Soldatov & Lindberg 1930:366, Fig. 58 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] Peter the Great Bay, Tatar Strait, Russia. Holotype: lost. Paratypes: (1) not at ZIN. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:179 [ref. 12287]). •Valid as Liparis dubius Soldatov 1930 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:405 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:71 [ref. 35138], Dyldin et al. 2020:116 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:214 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis dubius Soldatov 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dulkeiti, Liparis Soldatov [V. K.] in Soldatov & Lindberg 1930:356, Fig. 57 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] West coast of Kamchatka, Russia, off Jcha [Icha] River, Okhotsk Sea. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. •Questionably a synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis dulkeiti Soldatov 1930 -- (Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis dulkeiti Soldatov 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

ekstromii, Liparis Malm [A. W.] 1865:412 [Förhandlingar vid de Skandinaviske Naturforskarnes. v. 9; ref. 17596] No types known. Also appeared in Lütken 1865:221 [17] [ref. 17562]. Originally spelled Ekströmi (not emended because not of German origin). •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova 1991:28 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:338 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

eos, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis eos Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis eos Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

eos, Liparis Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:11, Fig. 5 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Svobodny Cape, eastern coast of Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, depth 110 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42387. Paratypes: ZIN 42388-89 (2, 2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. "Liparis eos Schmidt sp. n." in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863] is a nomen nudum. •Synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:183 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis eos Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:400 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:214 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis eos Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan Sea, Okhotsk Sea, southern Kuril Islands (Russia). Habitat: marine.

fabricii, Liparis Krøyer [H. N.] 1847:274 [Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift (Kjøbenhavn) (n. s.) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 19481] Belsund, Spitsbergen. Lectotype: UZMK [ = ZMUC] 116. Paralectotypes: ZMUC 117-123 (almost dissolved), 141 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:83 [ref. 9588]. Lectotype selected by Chernova 2008:833 [ref. 30236]. •Valid as Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847 -- (Able & McAllister 1980:18 [ref. 6908], Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1278 [ref. 13677], Robins & Ray 1986:286 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:525 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Able 1990:488 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:46 [ref. 23263], Chernova & Borkin 1993:22 [ref. 24660], Kido & Yabe in Okamura et al. 1995:178 [ref. 22531], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650] as cf. fabricii, Mecklenburg et al. 2002:592 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:22-23 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Mecklenburg et al. 2007:178 [ref. 29448], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Møller et al. 2010:56 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Dolgov 2013:919 [ref. 33112] as cf. fabricii, Mecklenburg et al. 2014:139 [ref. 33463], Parin et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Afonso et al. 2016:58, 184 [ref. 36199], Kells et al. 2016:216 [ref. 35888], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34440], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:290 [ref. 36370], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440] as cf. fabricii). Current status: Valid as Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean, circumpolar, extending south in North Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

fishelsoni, Liparis Smith [J. L. B.] 1967:107, Fig. [Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 1) (for 1968); ref. 7918] Dahlak Archipelago, about 16°N, 40°E, Eritrea, Red Sea, depth 25-30 meters. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 328. The only warmwater snailfish; attempts to discredit the locality have failed. •Valid as Liparis fishelsoni Smith 1967 -- (Dor 1984:91 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:23 [ref. 25356], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[4] 242 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:59 [ref. 36273], Anderson 2022:613 [ref. 39705]). Current status: Valid as Liparis fishelsoni Smith 1967. Liparidae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea endemic; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

fissuratus, Neoliparis Starks [E. C.] 1896:560 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 6; ref. 4195] Vicinity of Port Ludlow, Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 5044. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:138 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Liparis fucensis Gilbert 1896 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2002:593 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis fucensis Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

florae, Neoliparis Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1895:830, Pl. 96 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2522] Waadda Island, Neah Bay, Washington, U.S.A. Holotype: CAS-SU 3133. Paratypes: CAS (1) [off San Francisco], destroyed in 1906 earthquake and fire. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:138 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Liparis florae (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:192 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:210 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:597 [ref. 25968], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Stein et al. 2003:821 [ref. 27262], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:53 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:216 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis florae (Jordan & Starks 1895). Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.) south to California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

franzi, Liparis Abe [T.] 1950:135, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 15629] Misaki, Japan. Holotype: LICPP 115. Paratypes: ZUMT 30206 (1). Based on Liparis liparis of Franz 1910:77, Pl. 9. •Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916), but a valid subspecies -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:337 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:387 [ref. 15964]). •Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916) -- (Kido 1988:168 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

frenatus, Cyclogaster Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:356, Pl. 42 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Japan Sea off northwestern coast of Hondo [Honshu], Japan, Albatross station 4809, 41°18'N, 140°08'40"E, depth 207 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73329. •Valid as Liparis frenatus (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:393 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:174 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:666 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:666 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Shinohara et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:215 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis frenatus (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan Sea and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.

fucensis, Liparis Gilbert [C. H.] 1896:447 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 19 (for 1893) (art. 6); ref. 1628] Strait of Juan da Fuca, Albatross station 3451, 48°25'10"N, 124°37'50"W, depth 106 fathoms, station 3459, 48°24'20"N, 124°24'40"W, depth 123 fathoms. Possible syntypes: MCZ 28378 (1) station 3459; ?NMW 75924 (1); CAS-SU 4004 (3) station 3451, USNM 48600 (2, now 1) station 3451. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Liparis fucensis Gilbert 1896 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:192 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:593 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:53 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:216 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis fucensis Gilbert 1896. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and Unimak Pass (eastern Aleutian Islands) south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:45 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Nordcap, Varangerfjord. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

gibbus, Liparis Bean [T. H.] 1881:148 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 210); ref. 223] Unalaska, Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 24047. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1883.12.14.75 [ex USNM 27545] (1); USNM 24010 (1, not found in 1976), 26625 (1), 27535 (1), 27545 (2, now 1, disintegrated). Lectotype established by Burke 1930:79 [ref. 702]. •Valid as Liparis gibbus Bean 1881 -- (Able & McAllister 1980:25 [ref. 6908], Robins & Ray 1986:287 [ref. 23100], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:418 [ref. 15964], Scott & Scott 1988:526 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Able 1990:487 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:39 [ref. 23263], Chernova & Borkin 1993:21 [ref. 24660], Kido & Yabe in Okamura et al. 1995:179 [ref. 22531], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:585 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Mecklenburg et al. 2007:178 [ref. 29448], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Møller et al. 2010:56 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Dolgov 2013:919 [ref. 33112], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Afonso et al. 2016:59, 185 [ref. 36199], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:143 [ref. 34440], Kells et al. 2016:216 [ref. 35888], Mecklenburg et al. 2018:292 [ref. 36370], Love et al. 2021:139 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:215 [ref. 39115] with question, Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440], Simian et al. 2022:376 [ref. 40776]). Current status: Valid as Liparis gibbus Bean 1881. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean and adjacent North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

gobius, Cyclopterus Nilsson [S.] 1832:62 [Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae; ref. 3204] Landskrona, Sweden. No types known. Originally as Cyclopterus Gobius Cuv., but that combination is unknown. •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

grebnitzkii, Neoliparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1903 [Izvestiya Imperatorskago Russkago Geograficheskago Obshchestva v. 38 (pt 5) (for 1902); ref. 3945] •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis grebnitzkii (Schmidt 1904) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis grebnitzkii (Schmidt 1904). Liparidae.

grebnitzkii, Neoliparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1904:165, Pl. 6 (figs. 4a-b) [Fishes of the eastern seas of the Russian Empire; ref. 3946] Bering Island, Commander Islands, Bering Sea. Holotype (unique): ZIN 8855 (lost). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. Appeared first without distinguishing features in Schmidt 1903:519 [p. 17 of separate] [ref. 3945]. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:602 [ref. 25968]. •Synonym of Liparis callyodon (Pallas 1814) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis grebnitzkii (Schmidt 1904) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:382 [ref. 15964], Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:602 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:23-24 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis grebnitzkii (Schmidt 1904). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Commander Islands; known for certain only from the Holotype. Habitat: marine.

greeni, Neoliparis Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1895:829, Pl. 96 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2522] Victoria Harbor, British Columbia, Canada. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 3019. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:138 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Polypera greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:194 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:213 [ref. 14674], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Chernova et al. 2004:46 [ref. 27592] Parin et al. 2014:347 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Liparis greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895) -- (Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:600 [ref. 25968], Grigoyev 2002:218 [ref. 27323], Nelson et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:54 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:216 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis greeni (Jordan & Starks 1895). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Commander, Aleutian and Pribilof islands, Bering Sea to Washington (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

herschelinus, Liparis Scofield [N. B.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2123 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Herschel Island, 80 miles west of MacKenzie River, Arctic Ocean. Syntypes: ANSP 114539 [ex SU] (1), CAS-SU 5601 (1), 69778 [ex CAS-SU 5601] (18). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:67 [ref. 13621]. Also appeared as new in Scofield 1899:504, Pl. 74 [ref. 20627]. •Synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Able & McAllister 1980:33 [ref. 6908], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:402 [ref. 15964], Able 1990:484 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:32 [ref. 23263], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:589 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:147 [ref. 34440]). •Mention -- (Busby & Chernova 2001:190 [ref. 25382], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis herschelinus Scofield 1898 -- (Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Liparis herschelinus Scofield 1898. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Canada and Chukot Sea. Habitat: marine.

ingens, Cyclogaster Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:360, Pl. 43 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Off coast of Korea, Sea of Japan, 36°21'N, 129°53'E, Albatross station 4863, depth 250 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73330. •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:178 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis ingens (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:416 [ref. 15964], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Shinohara et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:335 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:215 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis ingens (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.

inquilinus, Liparis Able [K. W.] 1973:788, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1973 (no. 4); ref. 7551] Western North Atlantic, 39°30' to 40°00'N, 73°30'to 72°20'W, depth 36-73 meters. Holotype: USNM 208466. Paratypes: ANSP 121870-71 (4, 9); MCZ 49055-56 (4, 1); USNM 208467-68 (3, 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:67 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Liparis inquilinus Able 1973 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:286 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:527 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Able in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:372 [ref. 26158], Chernova et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708]). Current status: Valid as Liparis inquilinus Able 1973. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Atlantic: Newfoundland to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A, including the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. Habitat: marine.

koefoedi, Liparis Parr [A. E.] 1932:39, Fig. 6 [Bergens Museums Aarbok, Naturvidenskapelig Rekke No. 6 (for 1931); ref. 16386] Green Harbor, Spitsbergen. Syntypes: (37) ZMUB 5126-5133 (8). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:149 [ref. 21547]. •Synonym of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847 -- (Able & McAllister 1980:18 [ref. 6908], Able 1990:488 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:48 [ref. 23263], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:592 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Møller et al. 2010:56 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212] with comments, Mecklenburg et al. 2014:139 [ref. 33463]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

kusnetzovi, Liparis (Neoliparis) Taranetz [A. Ya.] 1936:86 [Vestnik Dal'nevostocnogo Filiala Akademii Nauk SSSR = Bulletin of the Far Eastern Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR No. 15 (for 1935); ref. 21494] Japan Sea, Tatar Strait, southwestern Sakhalin Island. Lectotype: ZIN 25482. Syntypes: ZIN 25482-A (2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687]. Lectotype selected by Chernova 2008:832 [ref. 30236]. •Valid as Liparis kusnetzovi Taranetz 1936 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:380 [ref. 15964], Chernova 1998:765 [ref. 24687], Zemnukhov et al. 2001:420 [ref. 25412], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Kolpakov & Kolpakov 2002:840 [ref. 26577], Chernova et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:832 [ref. 30236], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:335 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:71 [ref. 35138], Dyldin et al. 2020:116 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:215 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis kusnetzovi Taranetz 1936. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

kussakini, Liparis rutteri Pinchuk [V. I.] 1976:31, Fig. [Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok) v. 1976 (no. 5); ref. 7383] Bering Island, Komandorski Islands, Russia, northwestern Pacific. Holotype: ZIN 44643 [ex Inst. Mar. Biol. Vladivostok 1/2000]. Paratypes: (2) ZIN 44643 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis kussakini Pinchuk 1976 -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Stein et al. 2003:822 [ref. 27262], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:335 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis kussakini Pinchuk 1976. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Komandorski Islands. Habitat: marine.

laptevi, Liparis Popov [A. M.] 1933:160, Fig. [Arctica Leningrad 1933 (no. 1); ref. 16520] East of Cape Chelyuskin, 77°44'N, 112°50'E, Laptev Sea, depth 90 [not 30] meters. Lectotype: ZIN 35352. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687]. Apparently actual description based only on one specimen from east of Cape Chelyuskin; that specimen apparently lost (Andriashev 1954:459 [ref. 6547]) and 3 specimens in ZISP 28762 labeled laptevi by Popov are not that species, but apparently one syntype survives. This specimen designated a lectotype by Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687]. •Synonym of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847 -- (Able 1990:488 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:49 [ref. 23263], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:124, 127 [ref. 31212] with comments, Mecklenburg et al. 2014:139 [ref. 33463]). •Valid as Liparis laptevi Popov 1933 -- (Chernova 1999:766 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440]). Current status: Valid as Liparis laptevi Popov 1933. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean: Laptev Sea (Russia) Habitat: marine.

latifrons, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:196 [187] [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Okhotsk Sea between Enkan Cape and St. Jona [Iony] Island, 57°17'30"N, 141°08'E, depth 141 meters. Lectotype: ZIN 29114. Paralectotypes: ZIN 29114-19 (1 of 2, 6+, 6, 6+, 6+, 6+), 29127-28 (3, 3), 29132 (6+), 29134 (1), 24494 (2), 24495 (6+). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687]. On p. 187 of English translation. Lectotype selected by Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687] •Valid as Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:182 [ref. 12287], McAllister 1990:213 [ref. 14674], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687], Nakabo 2000:668 [ref. 25086], Busby & Chernova 2001:190 [ref. 25382], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:668 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Shinohara et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:215 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan Sea, Okhotsk Sea, southeastern Kamchatka (Russia). Habitat: marine.

leprosa, Liparis fabricii var. Lütken [C. F.] 1886:153, Pl. 15 (figs. 5, 5a, 5b) [Dijmphna-togtets zoologisk-botaniske udbytte; ref. 26876] Kara Sea. No types known. Needs research; if unused since 1899, then koefoedi Parr 1931 is a novum protectum. •Synonym of Liparis koefoedi Parr 1931 -- (Lindberg 1973:610 [ref. 7220]). •Synonym of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:22 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:333 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

lindbergi, Liparis Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:12, Fig. 6 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Near Starodubskoye, eastern coast of Sakhalin Island, Russia, Okhotsk Sea, depth 147-187 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42376. Paratypes: ZIN 42376A (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687]. Appeared first as name only as Schmidt in Lindberg 1959.: 255 [ref. 26863]. •Synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:183 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis lindbergi Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:424 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236]. Parin et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:215 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis lindbergi Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southwestern Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.

lindbergi, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis lindbergi Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis lindbergi Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

lineatus, Cyclopterus Lepechin [I. I.] 1774:522, Pl. 5 (figs. 2-3) [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 18 (for 1773); ref. 26748] White Sea Passage, Medvezhii Island, northern Russia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown, probably lost. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687]. •Possibly a senior synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Chernova 1991:31 [ref. 23263], Chernova 1998:766 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). •Probably valid as Liparis lineatus (Lepechin 1774) -- (Chernova 1999:767 [ref. 24687]). •Questionably a synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Able 1990:481 [ref. 20106], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Parin et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Distribution: European waters (not circumpolar); English Channel to eastern Kola Peninsula (37°50 E), Jan Mayen Island, Iceland, occasionally south to Portugal. Habitat: marine.

lineatus, Liparis Krøyer [H. N.] 1847:284 [Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift (Kjøbenhavn) (n. s.) v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 19481] Tromso, Norway. Holotype: ZMUC 110. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:83 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lindberg 1973:608 [ref. 7220], Able 1990:481 [ref. 20106], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

liparis, Cyclopterus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:414 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] In oceano [mare] septentrionali [North Sea]; York, and Durham County, England, U.K. Syntypes (possible syntypes): BMNH 1853.11.12.182 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin), LS 26-27 (2, left half-skins). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:241 [ref. 13434], Wheeler 1985:47 [ref. 20705]. Based on multiple sources, including Artedi 1738:117 [ref. 30349], and the 'Cyclogaster' of Gronow 1756:9 [ref. 20783] and Gronow 1760:265 [ref. 13466]. •Valid as Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Berg 1949:1177 [ref. 20662], Lindberg 1973:609 [ref. 7220], Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1278 [ref. 13677], Able 1990:481 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:15 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592], Fricke 2007:29 [ref. 30577], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33547], Carneiro et al. 2019:237 [ref. 37250], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440]). Current status: Valid as Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean; Baltic Sea; North Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway south to Portugal. Habitat: marine.

liparoides, Cyclopterus Nilsson [S.] 1832:62 [Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae; ref. 3204] No types known. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Liparis Malm [A. W.] 1865:412 [Förhandlingar vid de Skandinaviske Naturforskarnes. v. 9; ref. 17596] Bukn, Bohüslän Island. No types known. Syntypes: NHMG 963 (1), 1233 (1) •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova 1991:28 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:832 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis maculatus Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:337 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis maculatus Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

maculatus, Liparis Ding [R.-H.] in Liu & Qin et al. 1987:412 [Fauna Liaoningica. Pisces; ref. 23200] Heishi-chao, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. Holotype: DFI [Liaoning Mar. Fish. Res. Inst.] 830043. Paratypes: DFI 83003 (1), 830042 (1), 830465-83 (19). English abstract on p. 513. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Liparis maculatus Malm 1865 and Liparis maculatus Krasyukova 1984. •Synonym of Liparis zonatus Chernova, Stein & Andriashev 2004 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Liparis zonatus Chernova, Stein & Andriashev 2004. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Liparis Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:5, Fig. 1 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Eastern coast of Sakhalin, Okhotsk Sea, near Starodubskoe, depth 27-42 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 42369. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Liparis maculatus Malm 1865. But this name can be used (nomen protectum) since Liparus maculatus Malm 1865 has not been used since 1899 as a valid name and the conditions of Art. 23.9.2 are met. •Treated as valid as Liparis maculatus Schmidt 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:388 [ref. 15964]). •Valid as Liparis maculatus Krasyukova 1984 -- (Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:337 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Valid as Liparis maculatus Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk (Russia). Habitat: marine.

major, Cyclopterus liparis var. Fabricius [O.] 1780:136 [Fauna groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia Groenlandiae occidentalis, etc.; ref. 17464] Western Greenland. No types known. See Able & McAllister 1980:25, 29 [ref. 6908]. Name appeared as Cyclopterus liparis altera maior and was treated as infrasubspecific and unavailable by authors; however 'altera altera'' means 'the one and the other' and is not part of the name, but refers to another from, i.e., a variety. Original spelling maior; historical typeset, name equals major. Name not used after 1899, therefore priority is reversed in favor of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881. •Infrasubspecific, in the synonymy of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881 -- (Chernova 1991:39 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). •Name is not available, disagreeing with Mecklenburg et al. -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2016:140 [ref. 34440]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

major, Liparis Gill [T. N.] 1864:193 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 1700] Greenland and other localities from literature sources. No types known. Based on Fabricius 1780:135 [ref. 17464] from off Greenland and on other authors. •Incertae sedis in Liparidae -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis major Gill 1864 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2016:139 [ref. 34440] see remarks, the older name for Liparis bathyarcticus Parr 1932, needs investigation). Current status: Uncertain as Liparis bathyarcticus Parr 1932. Liparidae. Distribution: North Atlantic and Arctic. Habitat: marine.

marmoratus, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:199 [190], Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Sakhalin, opposite Cape Elizaveta and Okha River, northern Okhotsk Sea, depth 100-165 meters. Lectotype: ZIN 29112. Paralectotypes: ZIN 29120 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. On p. 190 of English translation. Lectotype selected by Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. •Mostly likely a synonym of Liparis truncatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212]). •Valid as Liparis marmoratus Schmidt 1950 -- (Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687], Busby & Chernova 2001:187 [ref. 25382], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:588 [ref. 25968], Fedorov et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis marmoratus Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: northern Okhotsk Sea and Bering Sea. Habitat: marine.

mednius, Neoliparis Soldatov [V. K.] in Soldatov & Lindberg 1930:339, Fig. 55 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] Medny Island, Commander Islands, Bering Sea. Neotype: ZIN 30606. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. Neotype designated by Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. •Questionably a synonym of Liparis micraspidophorus (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis mednius (Soldatov 1930) -- (Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:599 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:337 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis mednius (Soldatov 1930). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Commander Islands. Habitat: marine.

megacephalus, Cyclogaster Burke [C. V.] 1912:569 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 43 (no. 1941); ref. 701] Eastern Bering Sea, 60°06'00"N, 171°25'00"W, Albatross station 3519, depth 37 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 53791. Paratypes: (2) USNM 53787 (1). •Valid as Liparis megacephalus (Burke 1912) -- (Kim et al. 1993:25 [ref. 22288], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:591 [ref. 25968], Choi et al. 2003:279, 585 [ref. 26218], Chernova et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Song et al. 2015:175 [ref. 36308], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis megacephalus (Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: eastern Bering Sea and western Aleutian Islands [South Korean record questionable]. Habitat: marine.

megalops, Cyclogaster liparis forma Smitt [F. A.] 1892:287 [A history of Scandinavian fishes; ref. 4146] Not available, not intended as a species name and used only as a category (forma megalops = large eyed form) in reference to Cyclogaster fabricii [= Liparis fabricii]. •In the synonymy of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Liparis fabricii Krøyer 1847. Liparidae.

meridionalis, Liparis latifrons Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:197 [188] [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Peter the Great Bay, Bosfor Strait, Japan Sea, depth 106 meters. Lectotype: ZIN 12433. Paralectotypes: ZIN 20947 (6), 20848-49 (4, 6). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. On p. 188 of English translation. Lectotype selected by Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687] on use of "holotype" by Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:410. •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:179 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650]). •Synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:410 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:24 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis meridionalis Schmidt 1950 -- (Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:337 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis meridionalis Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

micraspidophorus, Cyclogaster (Neoliparis) Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:71, Fig. 16 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 30 (Doc. 754) (for 1910); ref. 1634] Nikolski, Bering Island, Bering Sea. Holotype: USNM 74379. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22244 (1), USNM 74703 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291]. See Mecklenburg et al. 2002:598 [ref. 25968]. •Valid as Liparis micraspidophorus (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:598 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807] with author as Burke, Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:338 [ref. 33547], Kells et al. 2016:218 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis micraspidophorus (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Commander Islands (Russia), Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

microps, Cyclogaster liparis forma Smitt [F. A.] 1892:287 [A history of Scandinavian fishes; ref. 4146] Not available, not intended as a species name and used only as a category (forma microps = small eyed form) in reference to Cyclogaster liparis [= Liparis liparis]. The figures are only labeled as Cyclogaster liparis [Pl. 15 (figs. 7-10); figs. 7 and 9 from Scandinavian specimens.] •In the synonymy of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) [in part] -- (Lindberg 1973:609 [ref. 7220]). •In the synonymy of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:336 [ref. 33547]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae.

minor, Cyclopterus liparis var. Fabricius [O.] 1780:135 [Fauna groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia Groenlandiae occidentalis, etc.; ref. 17464] Western Greenland. No types known. Name appeared as Cyclopterus liparis atera minor and was treated as infrasubspecific and unavailable by authors; however, 'altera altera' means the one and the other and is not part of the name, but refers to the first form, i.e., a variety. Name not used after 1899, therefore priority is reversed in favor of Liparis truncatus Reinhardt 1836. •In the synonymy of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27592]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

miostomus, Liparis Matsubara [K.] & Iwai [T.] 1954:429, Fig. 4 [Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 12283] Off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 13291. Paratypes: FAKU 13286-90 (5), 13292-93 (2), 13304 (1). •Valid as Liparis miostomus Matsubara & Iwai 1954 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:337 [ref. 6441], Kido 1988:172 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:665 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Nakabo 2002:665 [ref. 26001], Kolpakov & Kolpakov 2002:841 [ref. 26577], Stein et al. 2003:821 [ref. 27262], Chernova et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:338 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis miostomus Matsubara & Iwai 1954. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan Sea, Okhotsk and Pacific coasts of Hokkaido (Japan), southeastern Kamchatka (Russia). Habitat: marine.

mixus, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:43 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Lofoten Islands, Norwegean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

montacuti, Cyclopterus Turton [W.] 1807:115 [British fauna, containing a compendium of the zoology of the British Islands v. 1; ref. 12590] Apparently an incorrect subsequent spelling of Cyclopterus montagui Donovan 1804 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27592]). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

montagui, Cyclopterus Donovan [E.] 1804:5 unnum. pp., Pl. 68 [The natural history of British fishes, including scientific and general descriptions of the most interesting species, and an extensive selection of accurately finished coloured plates.; ref. 17408] England. No types known. •Valid as Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Lindberg 1973:610 [ref. 7220], Stein & Able in Whitehead et al. 1986:1279 [ref. 13677], Chernova 1991:26 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Fricke 2007:29 [ref. 30577], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:338 [ref. 33547], Carneiro et al. 2019:238 [ref. 37250], Bañón & Maño 2021:69 [ref. 38883], Iglésias et al. 2021:175 [ref. 38818], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440]). Current status: Valid as Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean; western Baltic Sea; North Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Iceland and Kola Peninsula (Russia) south to Portugal, including Faroe Islands. Habitat: marine.

mucosus, Liparis Ayres [W. O.] 1855:24 [The Pacific [newspaper] v. 4 (nos 7-22); ref. 13428] San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Syntypes: CAS (2) destroyed in 1906 earthquake and fire. Appeared first as above on 12 Jan.; then in Ayres 1855:24 [ref. 159]. The specimen described and illustrated in Jordan & Starks 1895:832, Pl. xcv [ref. 2522] as Neoliparis mucosus (Ayres) might have been one of the original syntypes. •Valid as Liparis mucosus Ayres 1855 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:193 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:596 [ref. 25968], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:54 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:218 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis mucosus Ayres 1855. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska (U.S.A.) south to Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

multiradiatus, Liparis Matsubara [K.] & Iwai [T.] 1954:437, Fig. 9 [Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 12283] Off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 13303. •Valid as Liparis multiradiatus Matsubara & Iwai 1954 -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:179 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:339 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:71 [ref. 35138] with question). Current status: Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

multistriata, Liparis lineatus var. Lütken [C. F.] 1862:Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1861 (nos 16-18); ref. 27199] No types known. Name appeared on Pl. 7 as "Liparis lineatus (Lep.) var multistriata". See Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592] for remarks on status and color variations. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) with question -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

multistriata, Liparis lineatus major var. Lütken [C. F.] 1862:257 [15] [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1861 (nos 16-18); ref. 27199] Not available, infrasubspecific. Name appeared as Liparis lineatus var. major multistriata. Also see record of Liparis lineatus multistriata Lütken 1862. Infrasubspecific. Liparidae.

newmani, Liparis Cohen [D. M.] 1960:15, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 73; ref. 11904] Off Chodo Island, western coast of Korea, about 38°30'N, 124°15'E, depth 5-8 fathoms. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 53270. •Valid as Liparis newmani Cohen 1960 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:400 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Valid as Liparis newmani Cohen 1960. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Yellow Sea; known only from the holotype. Habitat: marine.

niger, Liparis Soldatov [V. K.] & Lindberg [G. U.] 1930:352, Fig. 56 [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] Tatar Strait, Northwestern Pacific; depth unknown. Holotype (unique): lost. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:767 [ref. 24687]. •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:179 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis niger Soldatov & Lindberg 1930 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:430 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:338 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115] with question). Current status: Valid as Liparis niger Soldatov & Lindberg 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Tatar Strait (Russia). Habitat: marine.

obscurus, Liparis montagui var. Collett [R.] 1879:40 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Hardangerfjord, Norway. No types known. •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

ochotensis, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1904:163, Fig. 11 [Fishes of the eastern seas of the Russian Empire; ref. 3946] Okhotsk Sea north of Cape Patience [Mys Terpeniya], near Popov Point, Sakhalin Island, Russia, depth 49 fathoms. Lectotype: ZIN 12963. Paralectotypes: ZIN 12963A (2), 12964-65 (1, 1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. Lectotype selected by Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido in Amaoka et al. 1983:293, 342 [ref. 8379], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:420 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:178 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687], Nakabo 2000:668 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:586 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:668 [ref. 26001], Fedorov et al. 2003:103 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:27-28 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Fujii et al. 2010:510 [ref. 30881], Shinohara et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31715], Marchi et al. 2012:33 [ref. 32025], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Shinohara et al. 2014:257 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:339 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Song et al. 2015:174 [ref. 36308], Tohkairin et al. 2015:11 [ref. 35331], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:71 [ref. 35138], Kim et al. 2020:111 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37637], Dyldin et al. 2021:75 [ref. 38804], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:216 [ref. 39115], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440]). Current status: Valid as Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern and North Pacific: Korea and Japan north to Bering Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

okadae, Careproctus Tanaka [S.] 1916:174 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 331); ref. 15076] Noroiso Bay, near Misaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): ?ZUMT 7080. •Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916), but a valid subspecies -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:337 [ref. 6441] as okadai, Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:380 [ref. 15964] as okadai). •Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916) -- (Kido 1988:168 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

owstoni, Trismegistus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1904:238, Pl. 58; Fig. 29 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 45; ref. 2519] Enoshima, Sagami Sea, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 8385. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:138 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Liparis owstoni (Jordan & Snyder 1904) -- (Sheiko 1983:19 [ref. 37041], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:428 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:189 [ref. 12287] but may be based on an abnormal specimen of L. tanakai [sic, tanakae], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:667 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:667 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:339 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:217 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis owstoni (Jordan & Snyder 1904). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: East China Sea to Sea of Japan, Pacific coast of Japan, and Tatar Strait. Habitat: marine.

paucistriata, Liparis lineatus minor var. Lütken [C. F.] 1862:257 [15] [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1861 (nos 16-18); ref. 27199] Not available, infrasubspecific. Name appeared as Liparis lineatus var. minor paucistriata. Infrasubspecific. Liparidae.

petschiliensis, Cyclogaster Rendahl [H.] 1926:185 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 67 (nos 7/8) (art. 2); ref. 15608] Peithaiho [Peitaiho], Chili, China. No types known. Chernova specimens: (4) NRM 17880-81 (2, 2). •Valid as Liparis petschiliensis (Rendahl 1926) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:430 [ref. 15964], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236]). Current status: Valid as Liparis petschiliensis (Rendahl 1926). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Yellow Sea. Habitat: marine.

pictus, Liparis montagui var. Collett [R.] 1879:40 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Bergen, Norway. No types known. •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

pravdini, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1951:378, Fig. 1 [Trudy Karelo-finskogo otdeleniya VNIORKH v. 3; ref. 20306] Mordvinov Bay, eastern Sakhalin Island, southern Okhotsk Sea, Russia, depth 80-99 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 42383. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. Also appeared as Liparis pravdini Schmidt, sp. n. in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863]. •Valid as Liparis pravdini Schmidt 1951 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:414 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:339 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:217 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis pravdini Schmidt 1951. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

principalis, Liparis montagui var. Collett [R.] 1879:38 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Christianafjord, Stavanger, Manger, Finmarken. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

pulchellus, Liparis Ayres [W. O.] 1855:26 [The Pacific [newspaper] v. 4 (nos 7-22); ref. 13428] San Francisco market, probably taken in San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): apparently lost. Name was spelled three ways in original: pulchellus, pulchlelus, and pulchellas. Appeared first as above on 12 Jan.; then in Ayres 1855:23 [ref. 159] in which name was spelled consistently as pulchellus. •Valid as Liparis pulchellus Ayres 1855 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:193 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:583 [ref. 25968], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:105 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:54 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:218 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis pulchellus Ayres 1855. Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: southeastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:197 [189] [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] Okhotsk Sea between Enkan Cape and Iony Island, depth 68 meters. Lectotype: ZIN 42818 [ex ZIN 29121]. Paralectotypes: (41) ZIN 29121-26 (5 now 4, 6+, 4, 2, 6+, 4), 29131 (1), 29133 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. On p. 189 of English translation. Lectotype selected by Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis punctatus Schmidt 1950 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:388 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:40 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687], Sokolovsky & Sokolovskaya 2000:389 [ref. 24897], Busby & Chernova 2001:190 [ref. 25382], Fedorov et al. 2003:103 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:217 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis punctatus Schmidt 1950. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

punctulatus, Careproctus Tanaka [S.] 1916:174 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28 (no. 331); ref. 15076] Bishamon, near Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 7079. •Valid as Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916) -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:337 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:386 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:168 [ref. 12287], Nakabo 2000:666 [ref. 25086], Shimizu 2001:28 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:666 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:279, 586 [ref. 26218], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547], Kim et al. 2020:111 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37637], Park & Kim 2021:192 [ref. 38357]). Current status: Valid as Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia), and Pacific coast of Japan. Habitat: marine.

quasimodo, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis quasimodo Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis quasimodo Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

quasimodo, Liparis Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:7, Fig. 2 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Terpeniya Bay, eastern coast of Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, depth 60 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 42391. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. Appeared as "Liparis quasimodo Schmidt sp. n." in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863] as a nomen nudum. •Synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:182 [ref. 12287], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:32 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Liparis quasimodo Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:391 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:41 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:217 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis quasimodo Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Okhotsk Sea. Habitat: marine.

rhodosoma, Liparis Burke [C. V.] 1930:81 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 150; ref. 702] Off Sakhalin, Okhotsk Sea, Albatross station 5023, 48°43'30"N, 145°03'E, depth 75 fathoms. Holotype: CAS-SU 22271. Paratypes: USNM 74682 (1), 74684-86 (1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Liparis ochotensis Schmidt 1904 -- (Kido 1988:179 [ref. 12287]). •Valid as Liparis rhodosoma Burke 1930 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:422 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:41 [ref. 20303], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:217 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis rhodosoma Burke 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

rotundirostris, Liparis Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:9, Fig. 4 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Mordvinov Bay, eastern coast of Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, depth 60-80 meters. Holotype: ZIN 42372. Paratypes: ZIN 42371 (7), 42373-74 (11, 2). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. Appeared first as nomen nudum in list in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863]. •Synonym of Liparis latifrons Schmidt 1950 -- (Kido 1988:182 [ref. 12287]). •Valid as Liparis rotundirostris Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:408 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:41 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:218 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis rotundirostris Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southwestern Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

rotundirostris, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis rotundirostris Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:340 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis rotundirostris Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

rufescens, Liparis Burke [C. V.] 1930:25, 26, 35 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 150; ref. 702] No locality. Syntypes: (6) whereabouts unknown. Appeared in tables but with no separate account (see Vogt 1984:1859 [ref. 25163]). •Synonym of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881 -- (Vogt 1984:1859 [ref. 25163], Able 1990:487 [ref. 20106], Chernova et al. 2004:23 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:334 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis gibbus Bean 1881. Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

rutilus, Liparis punctulatus Abe [T.] 1955:323, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan v. 16-19; ref. 12176] Koiso, Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: LICPP 626. Paratypes: ZUMT 5547 (1). •Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:337 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:387 [ref. 15964]). •Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916) -- (Kido 1988:168 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis punctulatus (Tanaka 1916). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

rutteri, Neoliparis Gilbert [C. H.] & Snyder [J. O.] in Jordan & Evermann 1898:2108 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2444] Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska, U.S.A. Lectotype: CAS-SU 5701. Paralectotypes: CAS-SU 69849 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:138 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Stein et al. 2003:822 [ref. 27262]. •Valid as Liparis rutteri (Gilbert & Snyder 1898) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:193 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:594 [ref. 25968], Chernova & Busby 2001:433 [ref. 25787], Stein et al. 2003:822 [ref. 27262], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:106 [ref. 37547], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:54 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:218 [ref. 35888], Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Liparis rutteri (Gilbert & Snyder 1898). Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Aleutian Islands (U.S.A.) south to British Columbia (Canada). Habitat: marine.

schantarensis, Neoliparis Lindberg [G. U.] & Dulkeit [G. D.] 1929:47, Fig. [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 19732] Konstantin Bay, Okhotsk Sea. Syntypes: (2) not at ZIN. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687]. Spelled shantarensis once on p. 47; typically schantarensis in text. Spelled schartarensis by Taranetz 1937:131 [ref. 13384]. •Valid as Liparis schantarensis (Lindberg & Dulkeit 1929) -- (Pitruk 1990:41 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:768 [ref. 24687], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Chernova & Busby 2001:430 [ref. 25787], Fedorov et al. 2003:104 [ref. 27579], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:341 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis schantarensis (Lindberg & Dulkeit 1929). Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Okhotsk Sea, southeastern Kamchatka. Habitat: marine.

schmidti, Liparis Lindberg [G. U.] & Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1987:385, fig'd [Fishes of the Sea of Japan and adjacent parts of Okhotsk and Yellow Sea. Part 5.; ref. 15964] Kholmsk, Sea of Japan, western coast of Sakhalin Island, Russia. Holotype: ZIN 12996 (lost). Paratypes: ZIN 12958 (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:769 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis schmidti Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:385 [ref. 15964], Chernova 1998:769 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:341 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:218 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis schmidti Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Tatar Strait (Russia). Habitat: marine.

scorpioides, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:43 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Varanger, northeastern coast of Norway. Syntypes: (3) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

scriptus, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:43 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Buknfjord, Christianiafjord. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

steineni, Liparis Fischer [J. G.] 1885:63 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 2; ref. 1333] Arctic [not South Georgia Island]. Lectotype: ZMH H422 [ex 3945]. Paralectotypes: ZMB 12365 (1). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:167 [ref. 19181] as Liparus steineri, Paepke & Fricke 1992:286 [ref. 19946], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:408 [ref. 21161]. Type locality in error (Andriashev & Able 1987:1036 [ref. 12449]). Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:167 [ref. 19181]. •Synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 -- (Andriashev & Able 1987:1036 [ref. 12449], Chernova 1991:32 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean (if valid). Habitat: marine.

stellatus, Liparis Malm [A. W.] 1865:406 [Förhandlingar vid de Skandinaviske Naturforskarnes. v. 9; ref. 17596] Bohuslan, Loken, North Sea. Holotype (unique): NHMG 1231. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Able 1990:481 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:17 [ref. 23263], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Liparis montagui var. Collett [R.] 1879:39 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Manger, coast of Bergen, Norway. Holotype (unique): No types known. •Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis montagui (Donovan 1804). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

subfuscus, Liparis lineatus var. Collett [R.] 1879:42 [Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-selskabet i Christiania (for 1879) No. 1; ref. 21044] Christianiafjord, Farsund, and Varangerfjord. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]). Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

takashimensis, Liparis Nojima [S.] 1936:179, Fig. [Transactions of the Sapporo Natural History Society v. 14 (pt 3); ref. 13730] Okhotsk Sea, Aniva Bay, depth 23 meters [original locality: off Takashima near Otaru, western coast of Hokkaido, Japan]. Neotype: ZIN 42386. Appeared first as above on 12 Jan.; then in Ayres 1855:23 [ref. 159]. Neotype designated by Chernova 2008:833 [ref. 30236]. •Synonym of Liparis agassizii Putnam 1874 -- (Kido 1988:185 [ref. 12287], Chernova et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27592]). •Valid as Liparis takashimensis Nojima 1936 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:383 [ref. 15964], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:341 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:218 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis takashimensis Nojima 1936. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk. Habitat: marine.

tanakae, Cyclogaster Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:357, Pl. 42 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Vries Island, Sagami Bay, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 21417. Paratypes: IUT (5) + (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291]. Correction to tanakai is not necessary. The spelling tanakae is acceptable as early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an "e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012]. •Valid as Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke 1912) [often as tanakai] -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:427 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:187 [ref. 12287], Cheng & Zhou 1997:442 [ref. 26385], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:667 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:667 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:279, 586 [ref. 26218], Chernova et al. 2004:29 [ref. 27592], Shinohara et al. 2005:429 [ref. 28370], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Shinohara et al. 2014:258 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:341 [ref. 33547], Song et al. 2015:175 [ref. 36308], Kim et al. 2020:111 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37637], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:218 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan, Russia), Sea of Okhotsk, and Pacific coast of Japan to northern Kuril Islands. Habitat: marine.

tartaricus, Liparis Soldatov [V. K.] in Soldatov & Lindberg 1930:361, Pl. 16 (upper) [Izvestiia Tikhookeanskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Instituta Rybnogo Khoziaistva i Okeanografii [Proceedings, Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, TINRO, Moskva] v. 5; ref. 4164] Peter the Great Bay, northern Pacific. Holotype (unique): not at ZIN. Type catalog: Chernova 1998:769 [ref. 24687]. •Valid as Liparis tartaricus Soldatov 1930 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:431 [ref. 15964], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Chernova 1998:769 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Liparis tartaricus Soldatov 1930. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Sea of Japan and Kamchatka. Habitat: marine.

tessellatus, Cyclogaster Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:355, Pl. 41 (fig. 3); Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Southeastern coast of Hokkaido, west of Erimo Saki, Japan, Albatross station 5042, 42°17'30"N, 142°07'30"E, depth 61 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 73328. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22372 (1), USNM 74506-07 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:137 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Liparis tessellatus (Gilbert & Burke 1912) -- (Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:338 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:406 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:172 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:41 [ref. 20303], Shinohara et al. 1996:178 [ref. 26605], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:11 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:667 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Nakabo 2002:667 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:279, 586 [ref. 26218], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Shinohara et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:258 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33547], Song et al. 2015:176 [ref. 36308], Tohkairin et al. 2015:11 [ref. 35331], Kim et al. 2020:111 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37637], Dyldin et al. 2021:75 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:218 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis tessellatus (Gilbert & Burke 1912). Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea and Japan north to Okhotsk Sea (Russia). Habitat: marine.

tunicata, Liparis Reinhardt [J. C. H.] 1836:12 [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) for 1835-36; ref. 6587] Greenland. No types known. Also appeared on p. cxi of 1837 printing. •Likely a synonym of Liparis lineatus (Lepechin 1774) -- (Chernova 1999:767 [ref. 24687]). •Valid as Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836 [date often given as 1837] -- (Able & McAllister 1980:32 [ref. 6908], Robins & Ray 1986:287 [ref. 23100], Andriashev & Able 1987:1036 [ref. 12449], Scott & Scott 1988:529 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:211 [ref. 14674], Able 1990:484 [ref. 20106], Chernova 1991:31 [ref. 23263], Kido & Yabe in Okamura et al. 1995:180 [ref. 22531], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:33 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:589 [ref. 25968], Busby & Chernova 2001:190 [ref. 25382], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Nelson et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27807] dating to 1837, Love et al. 2005:106 [ref. 37547], Mecklenburg et al. 2007:178 [ref. 29448], Chernova 2008:840 [ref. 30236], Møller et al. 2010:56 [ref. 31169], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:127 [ref. 31212], Page et al. 2013:128 [ref. 32708], Dolgov 2013:919 [ref. 33112], Parin et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33547], Mecklenburg & Steinke 2015:164 [ref. 34033], Afonso et al. 2016:59, 186 [ref. 36199], Kells et al. 2016:218 [ref. 35888], Mecklenburg et al. 2016:146 [ref. 34440] see remarks. Mecklenburg et al. 2018:294 [ref. 36370] see remarks, Love et al. 2021:140 [ref. 39279], Chernova et al. 2022:6, 9 [ref. 39177], Smirnova et al. 2022:560 [851] [ref. 40440]). Current status: Valid as Liparis tunicatus Reinhardt 1836. Liparidae. Distribution: Arctic Ocean and adjacent North Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

tunicatiformes, Liparis Schmidt [P. Yu.] in Lindberg 1959:255 [Issled. Dal'nevost. Morei SSSR v. 6; ref. 26863] Name only; not available. •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Liparis tunicatiformis Krasyukova 1984 -- (Chernova et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33547]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Liparis tunicatiformis Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae.

tunicatiformis, Liparis Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:8, Fig. 3 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Tatar Strait, western coast Sakhalin Island near Antonovo, northwestern Pacific. Holotype: ZIN 34953. Paratypes: ZIN 34953A (7), 42381-82 (1, 1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:769 [ref. 24687]. "Liparis tunicatiformes Schmidt sp. n." in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863] is a nomen nudum. •Synonym of Liparis agassizii Putnam 1874 -- (Kido 1988:185 [ref. 12287]). •Valid as Liparis tunicatiformis Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:400 [ref. 15964], Chernova 1998:769 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:30 [ref. 27592], Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236], Parin et al. 2014:342 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:218 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Liparis tunicatiformis Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Sea of Japan and southern Kuril Strait. Habitat: marine.

vulgaris, Liparis Fleming [J.] 1828:190 [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] England. No types known. Based in part on Cyclopterus liparis Linnaeus 1766. •Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Able 1990:481 [ref. 20106], Chernova et al. 2004:25 [ref. 27592]) Current status: Synonym of Liparis liparis (Linnaeus 1766). Liparidae. Habitat: marine.

zonatus, Liparis Chernova [N. V.], Stein [D. L.] & Andriashev [A. P.] 2004:30 [California Academy of Sciences Annotated Checklists of Fishes No. 31; ref. 27592] Heishi-chao, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. Holotype: Liaoning Mar. Fish Res. Inst. 830043. Paratypes: Liaoning Marine Fish. Research Inst. 83003 (1), 830042 (1), 830465-83 (19). Replacement name for Liparis maculatus Ding 1987, preoccupied by Liparis maculatus Malm 1865 and Liparis maculatus Krasyukova 1984. •Valid as Liparis zonatus Chernova, Stein & Andriashev 2004 -- (Chernova 2008:841 [ref. 30236]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Liparis zonatus Chernova, Stein & Andriashev 2004. Liparidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Yellow Sea off China. Habitat: marine.