Species that contain: Bothrocara and zesta [ 1 ] records

zesta, Bothrocara Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1902:749, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1303); ref. 2459] Sagami Bay, Japan, Albatross station 3696, depth 501-749 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 50576 (19 in., 482 mm). Paratypes: CAS-SU 7122 (1), 7256 (1); USNM 331717 [ex USNM 50576] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:102 [ref. 12291], Springer & Anderson 1997:23 [ref. 22953]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:561 [ref. 31656]. Original should have been Bothrocara zestum. Paratype incorrectly listed as SU 7256 in Böhlke 1953 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Lycogramma zesta (Jordan` & Fowler 1902) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:184 [ref. 7348]). •In genus Bothrocara but status uncertain -- (Anderson 1994:116 [ref. 21438]). •Valid as Bothrocara zestum Jordan & Fowler 1902 -- (Love et al. 2005:139 [ref. 37547], Balushkin et al. 2011:974 [ref. 32449], Shinohara et al. 2014:264 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:386 [ref. 33547], Tohkairin et al. 2015:12 [ref. 35331], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:835 [ref. 38925], Dyldin et al. 2021:96 [ref. 38934], Love et al. 2021:180 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:211 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bothrocara zestum Jordan & Fowler 1902. Zoarcidae: Lycodinae. Distribution: North Pacific: Izu Islands (Japan), Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk; Gulf of Alaska (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.