balushkini, Gigantactis Kharin [V. E.] 1984:665, Fig. 2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 16247] Northwestern Pacific, off Honshu, Japan, 40°52.8'N, 142°20.8'E, depth 1210 meters. Holotype (unique): ZIN 46022. •Synonym of Gigantactis vanhoeffeni Brauer 1902 -- (Pietsch 2009:459 [ref. 30766]). •Valid as Gigantactis balushkini Kharin 1984 -- (Bertelsen & Pietsch 2002:958 [ref. 26506], Kharin 2011:662 [ref. 31582], Parin et al. 2014:188 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Gigantactis balushkini Kharin 1984. Gigantactinidae. Distribution: Off Japan (holotype). Habitat: marine.