melanobranchus, Paraliparis Gilbert [C. H.] & Burke [C. V.] 1912:378, Pl. 48 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 42 (no. 1907); ref. 1633] Southern Okhotsk Sea, 48°22'30"N, 145°43'30"E, Albatross station 5029, depth 440 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 73346. •Valid as Paraliparis melanobranchus Gilbert & Burke 1912 -- (Stein 1978:52 [ref. 4203], Kido in Masuda et al. 1984:340 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:466 [ref. 15964], Kido 1988:244 [ref. 12287], Pitruk 1990:42 [ref. 20303], Nakabo 2000:677 [ref. 25086], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:643 [ref. 25968], Nakabo 2002:677 [ref. 26001], Chernova et al. 2004:42 [ref. 27592], Love et al. 2005:107 [ref. 37547], Baldwin & Orr 2010:643 [ref. 31082], Parin et al. 2014:346 [ref. 33547], Love et al. 2021:142 [ref. 39279], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:219 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Paraliparis melanobranchus Gilbert & Burke 1912. Liparidae. Distribution: North Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk (Russia) to British Columbia (Canada) and possibly Oregon (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.