obensis, Lota vulgaris var. Anikin [V. P.] 1902:108 [Izvestiya Tomskogo Imperatorslago Universiteta v. 22; ref. 19629] Ob River, Siberia, Russia. Holotype (unique): ZMTU uncat. •Synonym of Lota lota (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:943 [ref. 20662], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:53 [ref. 18936], Kottelat 2006:59 [ref. 28831], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:54 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Synonym of Lota lota (Linnaeus 1758). Lotidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.