pacifica, Motella Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:249 [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3444. Type information: Boeseman 1947:181 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Balushkin 2009:723 [ref. 31014]). •Valid as Gaidropsarus pacificus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Svetovidov 1986:12 [ref. 8033], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:49 [ref. 18936], Choi et al. 2003:210, 540 [ref. 26218], Francisco et al. 2014:475 [ref. 35447]). Current status: Valid as Gaidropsarus pacificus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gaidropsaridae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.