Lipariscus nanus Gilbert, 1915. Pygmy Snailfish. To 7.1 cm (2.8 in) SL (Kido 1993). Southern Sea of Okhotsk off Hokkaido, vicinity of Commander Islands, and western Bering Sea; along Aleutian Islands from Unimak Pass to Rat Islands (Maslenikov et al. 2013), eastern Bering Sea to Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Monterey Bay, central California (Stein 1978). Depth: 58–910 m (190–2,985 ft) (min.: Gilbert 1915; max.: Kido 1988). A specimen (Personal communication: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Fish Collection, Seattle, Washington, UW 117779), originally identified as this species, and both larger and deeper than previous maxima, is Rhinoliparis attenuatus Burke, 1912 (Katherine Maslenikov).