| Citation | Mecklenburg, C.W. and M.E. Anderson, 2015, Reassessment of multiple species of Gymnelus (Teleostei: Zoarcidae) in Pacific Arctic and boreal regions.. Zootaxa 3948(2):263-278. |
| Ref. | 120634 Mecklenburg, C.W. and M.E. Anderson, 2015 |
| Page | 284 |
| Named Used as Valid | Gymnelus retrodorsalis |
| Comment | synonymy of G. esipovi. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Svalbard to the Kara Sea |
| Quote | Comparing Chernova’s nine specimens with Anderson’s (1982) data on other Gymnelus specimens with the retrograde dorsal-fin origin and the incomplete supratemporal commissure, the vertebral count of esipovi (96-100), not especially 'high' (see Anderson 1982:fig. 23, Ref. 120636). |