cryptacanthoides, Careproctus Krasyukova [Z. V.] 1984:15, Fig. 8 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 127; ref. 20305] Near Cape Aniva, southern Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, depth 207 meters. Holotype: ZIN 41954 (112 mm). Paratypes: ZIN 41954A (1). Type catalog: Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687]. Appeared first as nomen nudum in Lindberg 1959:255 [ref. 26863] and spelled cryptocanthoides. May be a junior synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- see Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592]. •Synonym of Careproctus colletti Gilbert 1896 -- (Kido 1988:224 [ref. 12287], Parin et al. 2002:S111 [ref. 28300]). •Valid as Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:454 [ref. 15964], Pitruk 1990:36 [ref. 20303], Chernova 1998:762 [ref. 24687], Chernova et al. 2004:6 [ref. 27592], Parin et al. 2014:317 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2022:210 [ref. 39115]). Current status: Valid as Careproctus cryptacanthoides Krasyukova 1984. Liparidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: southern Okhotsk Sea (Russia). Habitat: marine.