lucioceps, Saurus Ayres [W. O.] 1855:66 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 1) v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 159] San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Published Aug. 1855. •Valid as Synodus lucioceps (Ayres 1855) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:91 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:132 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:99 [ref. 14674], Bussing & Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995:1627 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:297 [ref. 24545], Lea & Rosenblatt 2000:120 [ref. 25206], Groce et al. 2001:153 [ref. 25754], Richards & Engle 2001:181 [ref. 25759], Nelson et al. 2004:88 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:40 [ref. 37547], Pietsch & Orr 2015:24 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:106 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:44 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:61 [ref. 39279], Polanco F. & Acero P. 2021:140 [ref. 39983], Page et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Synodus lucioceps (Ayres 1855). Synodontidae: Synodontinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia (Canada) south to Pacific coast of Baja California (Mexico), including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.