Artediellichthys nigripinnis (Schmidt, 1937). Blackfin Hookear Sculpin. To 15.9 cm (6.3 in) TL (Tokranov 2001). Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific Ocean off Kuril Islands to Cape Navarin, western Bering Sea; southern Bering Sea north of Rat Islands, western Aleutian Islands; eastern Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002). Benthic; depth: 200–815 m (656–2,673 ft) (min.: Neyelov 1979; max.: Federov et al. 2003).