Species that contain: Bothrocara and brunneum [ 4 ] records

brunnea, Maynea Bean [T. H.] 1890:39 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 795); ref. 229] Off San Clemente Island, southern California, U.S.A., 33°08'N, 118°40'W, Albatross station 2839, depth 414 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 53029 (nearly disintegrated). Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:15 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Bothrocara brunneum (Bean 1890) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:104 [ref. 9277], McAllister 1990:156 [ref. 14674], Anderson 1994:116 [ref. 21438], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:34 [ref. 25650], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:731 [ref. 25968], Fedorov et al. 2003:109 [ref. 27579], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:10 [ref. 27603], Nelson et al. 2004:157 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:139 [ref. 37547], Stevenson & Anderson 2005:53 [ref. 28569], Anderson 2006:3 [ref. 28576], Anderson et al. 2009:173 [ref. 30175], Balushkin et al. 2011:973 [ref. 32449], Page et al. 2013:162 [ref. 32708], Parin et al. 2014:384 [ref. 33547], Kells et al. 2016:270 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:82 [ref. 37205], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:834 [ref. 38925], Love et al. 2021:179 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Bothrocara brunneum (Bean 1890). Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: Northern Pacific and eastern Pacific: Kuril Islands and Sea of Okhotsk north to Commander Islands (Russia) and Bering Sea, then south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico); isolated population in Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

remigera, Bothrocara Gilbert [C. H.] 1915:366, Pl. 20 (fig. 19) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 48 (no. 2075); ref. 1632] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A., Albatross station 4516, depth 718-756 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 75820. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22982 (1), 22987 (1), 69828 [ex 22982] (2). Additional material: USNM 46709-10 (2, 2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:102 [ref. 12291], Springer & Anderson 1997:22 [ref. 22953]. Original should have been Bothrocara remigerum. All paratypes except SU 22982 (1 specimen) are B. brunneum -- (Anderson et al. 2009:184 [ref. 30175]). •Valid as Bothrocara remigera Gilbert 1915 -- (McAllister 1990:157 [ref. 14674]). •Synonym of Bothrocara molle Bean 1890 -- (Anderson 1994:116 [ref. 21438], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:732 [ref. 25968], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:11 [ref. 27603], Anderson 2006:2 [ref. 28576], Anderson et al. 2009:179 [ref. 30175], Balushkin et al.2011:973 [ref. 32499], Parin et al. 2014:385 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Bothrocara molle Bean 1890. Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Habitat: marine.

rictolata, Bothrocaropsis Garman [S.] 1899:128, Pl. 33 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Marinato Point, Panama Bay, 7°06'15"N, 80°34'W, Albatross station 3353, depth 695 fathoms. Holotype (unique): MCZ 28693. •Status uncertain, possibly a synonym of Bothrocara alalongum (Garman 1899) -- (Anderson 1994:116 [ref. 21438]). •Synonym of Bothrocara brunneum (Bean 1890) -- (Anderson & Fedorov 2004:10 [ref. 27603], Anderson et al. 2009:173 [ref. 30175]). Current status: Synonym of Bothrocara brunneum (Bean 1890). Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Habitat: marine.

soldatovi, Lycogramma Schmidt [P. Yu.] 1950:116 [103], Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Trudy Tichookeanskogo Komiteta, Akademija Nauk S.S.S.R. v. 6; ref. 12471] East of Cape Terpenie, 49°12'N, 145°21'E, Okhotsk Sea, depth 440 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 30963. Type catalog: Balushkin et al. 2011:974 [ref. 32449], Balushkin et al. 2012:166 [ref. 33667]. On p. 103 of English translation. •Status uncertain, probably a synonym of Bothrocara brunneum (Bean 1890) -- (Anderson 1994:116 [ref. 21438]). •Synonym of Bothrocara zestum (Jordan & Fowler 1902) -- (Anderson et al. 2009:190 [ref. 30175] but original description not cited). •Valid as Bothrocara soldatovi (Schmidt 1950) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:34 [ref. 25650], Fedorov et al. 2003:109 [ref. 27579], Anderson & Fedorov 2004:11 [ref. 27603], Balushkin et al. 2011:974 [ref. 32449], Parin et al. 2014:385 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:835 [ref. 38925]). Current status: Valid as Bothrocara soldatovi (Schmidt 1950). Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.