spongiosa, Halieutaea Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:124 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Off western Mexico, Albatross Sta. 2992, 18°17'30"N, 114°43'15"W, depth 460 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 44284. Paralectotypes: MCZ 28720 (9), CAS-SU 9544 (4), USNM 44392 (24, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:148 [ref. 12291]. Bradbury's 1967:414 [ref. 23209] "holotype" designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:1596 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Dibranchus spongiosa (Gilbert 1890) -- (Bradbury 1967:414 [ref. 23209], Bradbury 1999:281 [ref. 23930], Bradbury 2003:4 [ref. 27309], Love et al. 2005:59 [ref. 37547], Fourriére et al. 2016:455 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:607 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:87 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:164 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Dibranchus spongiosa (Gilbert 1890). Ogcocephalidae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of southern Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Gulf of Tehuantepec (Oaxaca, Mexico), including Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico). Habitat: marine.