Species that contain: Elassodiscus and caudatus [ 1 ] records

caudatus, Paraliparis Gilbert [C. H.] 1915:356, Pl. 18 (fig. 14) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 48 (no. 2075); ref. 1632] Monterey Bay, California, U.S.A., Albatross station 4527, depth 183-337 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 75815. •Valid as Elassodiscus caudatus (Gilbert 1915) -- (Stein 1978:26 [ref. 4203], Anderson et al. 1979:260 [ref. 16035], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:631 [ref. 25968], Imamura & Nobetsu 2002:158 [ref. 26153], Chernova et al. 2004:19 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:104 [ref. 37547], Burton & Lea 2019:71 [ref. 37205], Orr et al. 2019:22 [ref. 38839], Kai et al. 2020:63 [ref. 37667], Love et al. 2021:138 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:191 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Elassodiscus caudatus (Gilbert 1915). Liparidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: eastern Bering Sea, southeastern Alaska, and Oregon south to central California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.