splendidus, Sanopus Collette [B. B.], Starck [W. A., II] & Phillips [C.] in Collette 1974:200, Pl. 1; Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 87 (no. 18); ref. 5218] 200 meters offshore of western coast, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, México, depth 10 meters. Holotype: USNM 205944. Paratypes: ANSP 117316 (1); CAS 29110 (1); UF 229141 [ex UMML 29141] (1); USNM 205606-07 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:27 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & Phillips 1974 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:85 [ref. 23100], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:152 [ref. 27754], Collette 2001:15 [ref. 25398], Collette 2003:1041 [ref. 26981], Nelson et al. 2004:95 [ref. 27807], Greenfield et al. 2008:677 [ref. 30046], Page et al. 2013:97 [ref. 32708], Cedillo-Reyna et al. 2020:[3] [ref. 37980], Page et al. 2023:112 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & Phillips 1974. Batrachoididae: Batrachoidinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo (Mexico) south to Belize. Habitat: marine.