socialis, Salmo Pallas [P. S.] 1814:389 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Island between Asia and America; Kamtchatka, Avatscha Strait, Shusanova and Schemaetschik rivers. No types known. •Synonym of Mallotus villosus (Müller 1776), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1948:452 [ref. 12882], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:733 [ref. 24702], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:8 [ref. 24670], Zemnukhov et al. 2001:420 [ref. 25412]). •Synonym of Mallotus villosus (Müller 1776), subspecies catervarius (Pennant 1784) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:19 [ref. 25650], Parin et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Mallotus villosus (Müller 1776) -- (McAllister 1963:38 [ref. 8075], McAllister in Kljukanov & McAllister 1973:159, footnote [ref. 7178], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:674 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Mallotus villosus (Müller 1776). Osmeridae. Habitat: marine.